Author Archives: Ann Kirsten

Have you heard about "Bee Lawns"? Basically, Bee Lawns are made by leaving grass in a more natural state. The idea is to limit the use of pesticides and to offer a selection of things for bees to gath...

In Christianity, the poppy symbolizes not only the blood of Christ, but his resurrection and ascent to Heaven. Did you know that many scholars believe that Peter was talking about poppies when he said...

I hear them all the time - complaints from women my age saying that their adult kids don't visit them often enough. I remember being a busy young mom and my mother was always guilting me to visit her....

Spring has sprung! Nothing can match the beauty of a sunny spring day in the Pacific Northwest. It's our reward for lasting through all the gray winter days. I was telling my dentist how happy I am to...

For you, Mother's Day may be a special time to honor your mom. And, isn't it wonderful that we have a national day set aside to do just that? But, what about those of us who have had a difficult relat...

Although I'd love nothing more than to have long uninterrupted prayer times each day, that rarely happens. Moms especially can hardly find the time to go to the bathroom alone, much less find the righ...

May Day is one of my favorite holidays. As a child, I thought that making little vases, filling them with flowers, and ding-dong dashing them on neighbors' porches was the greatest thing ever. We woul...

The problem with organizing and decluttering tips is that usually the authors suggest doing the job rather quickly. I can't work that way. Maybe you can relate: I pull things out, I make a mess, I get...

Spring in the Pacific Northwest is a weird time. One minute the sun is shining and the next we have torrential rain. Those of us who have lived here for a while are used to the temperamental weather a...

Recently, my husband and I were getting ready to go to a gathering. I was ironing a dress I found in the back of my closet, madly emptying a drawer to find pantyhose that fit, and curling my hair. At ...