Habits are hard to break. Did your family teach you as a child? My mom encouraged us to work on making our bed and getting dressed and ready for the day before leaving for downstairs where breakfast awaited. We were encouraged to do what we could do, to learn what could be learned, and to…
When Blended Family Life Doesn’t Arrive Where You Planned
We each have our own talents and gifts….and some of us are aware of what our lack of gifts are as well. When Feller and I first married, I travelled to Oklahoma to see his home, our plan was to move there by the time school started. It was his space, a place we owned…
What Happens When What You Dream of Becomes Reality
Have you ever imagined something and had the privilege of seeing it come to life? Done something so scary you just are breathless in the doing? We imagined a life where we’d buy an old home or cottage at auction and then own it outright. We’d live in our modern home in town while we…