Love

Recipe: Stuffed Chicken Breasts & Roasted Pears

I am fortunate enough to have some wonderful friends that occasionally take our kiddos for an overnight or two.  Yesterday we found ourselves unexpectedly without our boys, on a miserable windy, rainy night.  Rather than head out, a date at home fit the bill.  We had a lovely dinner...

Ode to a Dad…

To all those dads out there who are fearless: He who is not scared of a little old messy diaper Who will not be intimidated by a sink full of dishes One that won’t run away from a pile of dirty laundry One that can remain calm in a...

Ahhh

This is one of those weeks I was happy to see come to an end. It wasn’t exceptionally awful, but I spent it feeling a bit under the weather with a stuffy nose and a scratchy throat.  Not enough to keep you in bed, but enough to stifle the...

Finding some joy during a time of sadness…

I’ve been caught up a bit lately with the recent death of one of my extended family members.  As I’ve mentioned previously, I have been extremely fortunate to have been blessed with the experience of coming from a huge extended family.  My mom is one of 11 siblings (and...

My Favorite Love Story

How many people can say that they know someone that is in love?  Sure, maybe you know someone that just started dating, ok, that’s easy, you can find it pretty commonly there.  Newlyweds, that’s true, too, in those first few years that glow and love for one another is...