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We love popsicles at our house year round and when summer rolls around they tend to be an everyday treat. In an attempt to provide a more nutritious alternative I decided to replace the store-bought Popsicle with homemade this year. I have tried a plastic mold in the past and had trouble with them lasting. I […]

The Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. “The wisdom to know the difference” It is such a relief when you do realize that you have no control over certain things or other people’s actions.  […]

On Father’s Day I took the kids out for a while so my husband could have some quiet time at home – something you rarely get with 4 kids! In the car I got the brilliant idea to use the voice memo recorder on my phone to tape all the things we love about daddy. […]

I have been wanting to change this yellow wall  since we first moved to our house. Creativity is not my strong suit and I couldn’t envision the space, so I did nothing for two years. Fortunately, I have friends who do have the touch for design. One friend easily picked out a color that worked […]

I am very excited, honored and extremely grateful to have been nominated twice for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! I can’t think of a better award than “to inspire”! Thanks to both Jeff at The Redo You Project  and Jackie at The Crossover: Driving Towards Happiness for nominating me! The award rules: 1. Display the […]

Love this! Imagine what our lives could be like without these 15 things in it.  Some of them are easier said than done, but I’m going to strive to eliminate them all from my life. How about you?! Thanks to Curiosities By Dickens   for the inspirational wellness tips today. Have a happy & positive Tuesday! […]

A month ago, I came back in town from Mayme’s funeral to find out that our basement had flooded.  It was already an emotional week (remember this post?), but fortunately my husband was home to handle the stress. We didn’t have too much damage (very grateful for that!), but a few boxes that were filled […]

I loved the series finale of The Office last Thursday night. It was full of happy endings and new beginnings. They reflected on the past nine seasons and all the changes that have happened. It hit home with me because I found out the day  before that my employment of the past nine years was also […]

Sunday morning I woke up to breakfast in bed, Starbucks, flowers, homemade cards & gifts and my 4 favorite kiddos….a perfect start to Mother’s Day. I knew it was going to be a good day because I remembered how last year I almost ruined  Mother’s Day with my negativity. I made  a promise then to […]

I woke up this morning and was feeling really down over a situation that I was viewing as a setback.  I probably would have continued to think this way, but instead I had an email from  Omar Negron, creator of PixPirations,  with this guest post to snap me out of it. We all face hard times, bad […]