Dark Hope by Monica McGurk is the first book in a new trilogy entitled The Archangel Prophecies. It is a young adult novel with a fantastic twist. Instead of the typical vampires, this book has angels. I really enjoyed it. I felt that Hope is a strong female character–one that I wouldn’t mind my own…
Delicious gluten free chicken enchiladas with green sauce—just six ingredients. This gluten-free chicken enchilada recipe is super easy to make and everyone loves it! It’s no secret that my husband does most of the dinner cooking around here. But I have a few signature meals I make, too, and these gluten-free chicken enchiladas are one…
The problem with living in a very old house is that the list of improvement projects is never ending. Well, this front door project has been on my list forEVER! We’ve now lived in our house for five years. It was built circa 1908, so it’s already seen many a tough winter, and we did…
Family camping is so much fun—as long as you have the right supplies! If you’re novice campers, prepare for your camping trip by making sure you’ve got everything you need. We have never been big campers. The first time that we went camping together as a family was when our second child was a baby…
My husband and I celebrated 15 years of marriage in June. In that fifteen years, we have lived in five homes in three states, had three children, seen my husband graduate with two advanced degrees, acquired a dog, gained and lost weight and then gained it again, and held down more jobs than I can…
How to take really good beach photos—even if the sun is high in the sky! Take your beach photography up a notch with these 7 easy tips! Taking great beach photos doesn’t have to be hard. We spend as much time as we can on the beaches of Lake Superior every summer and I’ve learned…
I don’t know what happens at your house, but at mine, keeping it clean and organized is a daily struggle. One of my biggest frustrations as a mother has been teaching my children to clean properly. Properly, meaning they don’t just shuffle a few things around and call it good. Properly, meaning they don’t do…
This post is part of an ongoing Summer Reading for Kids series. Click HERE to find ideas for reading activities, reading lists, and reading incentives…and keep checking back for more! A few weeks ago, my middle daughter hosted her summer book club. The book she chose is the first book in what has become her favorite book series of…
As a blogging-type person, the very idea of disconnecting from the internet for a while can be a little scary. I always have a list a mile long of things I should be doing: tweaking blog design, answering emails (for my real life and real job as well as for my blog life), replying to…
August’s Visiting Teaching Message is The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Messiah. Messiah. It’s a word I say, but not one I completely understand. I have a basic idea of its meaning, of course, but not really. I know that if Jesus Christ is the Messiah that it’s some sort of set apart and special…