Author Archives: Ann Kirsten

This weekend it's time to "fall back". At 2:00am on November 3rd, we turn our clocks back one hour. Some people look at this as gaining an hour of sleep. But, in the days that follow, this is me: That...

I LOVE seeing all the Holiday merchandise set up in October and here's why: I'm not tired and stressed by the season yet. I can just focus on the beauty of the Christmas merchandise. I was recently in...

I have said it many times before: I LOVE FALL! Fall is my reward for making it through the summer. The changing colors, sweaters, hot drinks, good books, rainy days, I love it all! So, when I saw thes...

If you take a walk right now, you can see leaves of all shapes and sizes and every color of the rainbow. That's one of the reasons I love Autumn. I'm attracted to color, and there is nothing like the ...

My love of mushrooms began when my kids were very young. I was a tired mommy whose husband worked six days a week. He left for work at noon and didn't get home until midnight. We shared a car, and we ...

"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys ...

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." KJV of Genesis 1:1 The Bible begins this way. We have all heard this scripture so many times that we tend to gloss over the miraculous nature o...

"There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God." 1 Samuel 2:2 Did you know that in the King James version of the Bible the word rock (noun and plural) ...

The days are getting shorter, and the weather is growing cooler. The leaves are starting to change colors, and some are already falling to the ground. Add to that the back-to-school rush, new schedule...

A few weeks ago my husband took off on his motorcycle for a doctor's appointment. An hour later I received the call every wife dreads, "Your husband has been in an accident and we're taking him to Har...