Author Archives: Ann Kirsten

Have you ever roasted radishes? Neither had I. In fact, the whole idea sounded weird to me. Radishes are crisp little things that you add to salads. Why would I roast them? It turns out that roasting ...

I saw a meme the other day that made me laugh. It said that when people tell you to practice self-care, it just adds another thing to your to-do list. Then, you get to feel guilty about two things at ...

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...