Author Archives: Ann Kirsten

They say there is an easy way to tell if you are an introvert or an extrovert.  Just ask yourself this question: “How do I recharge?”  If your idea of renewing yoursel...

It’s become so easy to run into one of the corporate giant coffee places and grab a cup of our favorite brewed beverages that we forget that there are other options. But, in light of ...

I have a friend who shall remain nameless (except her name rhymes with Cindy and starts with an M).  We share the same sarcastic sense of humor.  We can get by with saying things to each oth...

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I bought my house because of the blueberry bushes in the backyard. A few years ago we began looking for a smaller house.&nb...

Summer and Popsicles go hand-in-hand, don’t they?  Here’s a little history on one of our favorite summertime treats. In 1905, an eleven year old boy named Frank Epperson le...

One of the gals I follow on Instagram put up a picture of her pristine kitchen today with the comment that she was worried about how she will keep her white floors clean now that her kids are out on s...

“And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:3 There is so much a mother has...

Have you ever wondered if we will have jobs in heaven?  You know, like a specialty? “Oh, she’s the angel of donut sprinkles” or “That’s Sophia, the keeper of the cho...

She sat in the garden and surveyed the chaos in front of her.  When had things gotten so completely out of control?  It seemed that one minute everything was in order and the next it all was...

I have a picture from my childhood.  It shows my mother in bed on Mother’s Day with a breakfast tray on her lap and her three children lined up by her side.  Years later, she shared wi...