Author Archives: Giggles

Count your many blessings

Categories: Happy Things

Today’s the day I’d planned on publicly expressing what I’m grateful for. Because I do have a lot to be grateful for. Oh so many things. But now that I’m full of good food and have spent the day with my family, it feels like any public list of my blessings would seem insincere. Keep reading

The 100 Most Influential People in Your Life

Categories: Life, Musings

There are so many people in my life who have had an influence, large and small, who probably do not know the difference they made in my life. It makes me hope that the influence I’m having on those around me is a positive one even if I wouldn’t make their list of the top 100 people. Keep reading

Favorite Things – The Thanksgiving meal edition

Categories: Food

When people ask us what our plans are for Thanksgiving I tell them we’re planning to eat a lot of food. There are three large kitchen items that I love because they make all that food prep so much easier. Keep reading

Familly is work. But it’s good work.

Categories: Family, Happy Things

“Love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Which is wrong. Love what you do and you’ll feel it’s worth it. Love what you do and you’ll keep pushing through the bad parts. Love what you do and you’ll make it work. But it’s going to be work. Keep reading

Born with the Light of Christ

Categories: Gospel

This morning over waffles Brett and I were wondering why it is exactly that it seems universal for toddlers to fling themselves on the ground when they throw a fit. … Children are born with more than just a universal way to throw a tantrum though. They are born with a moral compass. Keep reading

Boringly healthy

Categories: Health

A few weeks ago they thought they heard some heart palpitations, an irregular irregularity, at my doctor’s office so they referred me to a heart center. I thought they were hearing things. Keep reading

Learning in the womb

Categories: News, Science & Tech

It would be interesting to find out how many more babies learn before birth and just how many things we are learning clear from the get-go. Keep reading