I grew up on a dairy farm located 15 miles from the nearest town. That town had a population of 1,500 people. Most of my college classmates had more than 1,500 people in their high school while my graduating class was close to 50. You could definitely say I grew up in a rural community. […]

We have a dog. I’ll admit it; I didn’t want her. I used to be an animal person. As a child, my summers were spent riding a horse and pulling kittens around in a wagon. I grew up on a dairy farm for goodness sake. It was great, and I loved animals. Then, my children […]

I wrote a post several weeks ago about our typical family dinner. Yes, it’s chaotic and usually pretty frustrating. However, I have noticed that there are certain steps that, if I take them, make for a successful family dinner. The tricky part often comes in implementing them on a daily basis. If you are like […]

  I wrote a post about the importance of inspiring your curiosity but once you’ve piqued your curiosity, it’s time to look it up. Really, we are all masters of finding information, right?  We look on our phones for everything from the closest movie theater to the best place to buy running shoes. But there […]