Author Archives: Ann Kirsten

As I was doing research on the first Thanksgiving, I found out that the only females left alive after those first awful years of sickness and starvation were four women and two teen girls. It is said ...

We all have reasons for living our lives in fast gear.  Some of our reasons are really good ones too.  We may have a house full of kids, a busy work and social life, or just brains that don&...

Remember the ALS ice bucket challenge where otherwise sane people poured ice water on their heads?  It became a global phenomenon.  And, really why did so many people take part in the crazin...

I am sitting here in the dark with only the light of a flickering candle.  The power is out again.  There is no TV, no internet, and no phone.  A lot has happened in the last...

When our kids were young, we struggled to figure out how to participate in Halloween. At the time, our kids went to public school during the week and Sunday school on Sunday. Depending on who you talk...

I always want to sing The Brady Bunch theme song when I think of my brother’s family: “Here’s the story of a lovely lady, who was bringing up three very handso...

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month and pink items have begun popping up everywhere.  They serve as the perfect reminder to honor the amazing people (men get breast canc...

Fall is here!  I love Fall.  It is by far my favorite season.  While the rest of my sun-worshipping family whines and complains about the weather change, I am doing happy dances of joy....

Let’s face it, being a mom is exhausting.  Moms (and women in general) wear so many different hats, and to make matters worse, we seem to be wired to try to be perfect in each of the roles ...

As I drive down the country roads in my town during the morning hours, I see children standing by the road waiting for their school buses.  The younger ones look tiny and scared in their bulky ba...