Author Archives: Ann Kirsten

My granddaughter and I did a fun spring project recently. It's quick and easy and can be made before anyone gets bored. Here's what you'll need: A piece of cardboard A sharpie (or paints) An awl Sciss...

Unless you've been living in a cave, you have probably noticed the negativity of world events. I don't have broadcast television and yet I still feel overwhelmed by it. I am blasted by negative and sa...

When was the last time you truly stopped and took in God's creation? The other day, if you had come into my backyard, you would have found me barefoot and tromping in the cold, mushy grass as I tried ...

When I was a young mom, I walked into a small group at a new church and saw women there from ages 20 to 80 years old. I have to say that freaked me out a little bit. What did I have in common with you...

Perhaps the best tool my husband and I have found to keep our marriage viable is humor. If you can laugh at yourselves, those pesky "big issues" in a relationship shrink down to a manageable size. Thi...

As we head into spring, the rains have come and I'm trying my best to look upon them with joy. After all, they are necessary to prepare the earth for rebirth. The flip side to this is all the gray and...

We all have those things we feel we MUST do every day. For some, it might be making the bed. Others might feel bad if they don't cook a meal or bathe the kids. I think if we're honest, we have whole l...

My husband and I were folding our laundry side-by-side the other night and I couldn't stop smiling. We are just so opposite from each other. As my husband folded his many pairs of navy-blue underwear,...

My youngest grandkids got their first umbrellas this week. They were cause for much excitement. All the old rules and wives' tales went out the window as they used their umbrellas inside, outside and ...

When my kids got to the preteen/teen phase of life they needed some gentle reminders that mom was still in charge. And, because each of my children are wired differently, I accomplished this in a uniq...