I recently went down to the basement where our family room and daughter’s bedroom are located. I found my daughter in a comfy chair with a box I recolonized. It was a box of old love letters. I smiled and asked her what she was doing. She replied...
Do you want to be one of Good Ole’ St Nick’s helpers? Bob & Sheri are partnering up with Eblen Charities to assist with the annual Saint Nicholas Project. The aftermath of Hurricane Helene has left a lot of Western North Carolina...
We went to breakfast Saturday morning, way out through the hills and damp redwoods to a little forest town not too far from here. It is our favorite spot for special occasions. It is my request for my birthday every year. Now, my daughter, Tessa...
Hello darkness, my old friend I’ve come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence Ugh, the good old “Fall...
Most of us are all too familiar with “providers” which range from our utility providers (which are sometimes non-negotiable) all the way to providers that we have choice with, such as cell phone providers, alarm companies, internet, television, and...
I love Halloween. All of it. Well, most of it. I don’t do haunted houses. Paying to be scared is bullshit. Anyway, Halloween is just a fun holiday. It may actually be one of my favorite aspects of being a parent. Once I had a kid, I went all in on...
As Halloween approaches each year, I can’t help but feel a wave of nostalgia wash over me. The memories of when my daughters were younger and we would spend the holiday together are some of the most cherished moments in my heart. The joy of...
Most of us are not strangers to social media; instagram, tik tok, facebook, X (formerly twitter), you name it there are many social media sites that steal our attention on a regular basis. If you have accounts with these sites, it is important to...
I’m not a big TV watcher. I totally used to be, but we got a kid and I didn’t want her to have too much screen time and we kind of got away from it. Then streaming came along and the choices were just too vast. I got behind—really behind. I feel I’m...
I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion in the health, wellness, and fitness world, but hear me out. As a mom to two teenage girls and a health and mindset coach, I understand the growing concerns many parents have about their children’s...