Our second Christmas in the desert is quickly approaching and I'm eagerly awaiting the delivery of two holiday scented candles and the second and third book from A Boy Called Christmas series. I'm quite pleased with how the change...
'Twas the night of St. Valentine, and all through the house,
Mama was stressing and rushing around.
Dishes were dirty, the baby’s tooshie was bare,
While the pre-teen screamed over gum in her hair.
The children refused to get ready for bed,
“We want...
The older I get, the less I like gifts: holiday gifts, birthday gifts, "just because" gifts, that thing where your neighbors leave an anonymous basket of items from the dollar bin at Target with a poem about how you...
Everyone jokes about how terrible fruitcakes are. I wanted to see if they were right. Fruitcake gets a bad rap and I wanted to see if it was true.
I searched the internet for hip, cool, new fruitcake recipes which...
I used to be a hardcore New Year’s Resolutions gal. I made all the lists. I made the lofty (and now, looking back on them) unattainable goals. I had 365 days to be better. Look better. Feel better. Do...
Hand-picked and carefully sourced by our team, this list of of gift ideas for home and food is your one-stop to find the perfect gift for a friend, your family, or yourself!
Say “Fair Winds and Following Seas” to friends...
In the UK, schools are out for summer break at the end of July. For a whole six weeks.
And that isn't including the eleven weeks prior to that where schools were (and for the most part still) closed for...
It is fall, and I love it.
It’s hard to give up an Alaskan summer, but as a prior Texas girl, one of the things I love about Alaska is the cool, crisp autumn.
This year it came early,...
Welcome to our newest series. In "Friday Favorites," our team will share a handful of favorite items. These can range from clothes to beauty products to recipes to books and anything in between.
This week is all about sharing the...
South Paws (a.k.a. left-handers) are celebrated annually on August 13th hoping to raise awareness about the challenges they face in a predominantly right-handed world and to celebrate their uniqueness.
Being left-handed comes with some complications. In Kindergarten, arts and crafts...
Food acts as a universal language, bridging cultures and fostering connections, one shared meal – or in this case, bowl of salsa at a time..Add some fiesta flair to your Cinco De Mayo celebration with this homemade mango salsa...
Happy Birthday to the United States Army!
245 years old! Congrats!
It’s the time of COVID-19, so the big party you’re planning may have to wait. But that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate you! It just means no large white...
Military Lifestyle
Burnout: The Toll of Doing it All
In Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski, the authors talk about the emotional and physical exhaustion so many women...
