Category: Life Inspiration
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Finding Harmony in Life: Sprinkling Fairy Dust on Everyday Challenges

You know how the story goes. The king and queen wanted a child for years and finally they had their baby girl. They were overjoyed and immediately threw a party. In their excitement, they failed to invite one of the powerful fairies of the land. At the party, each fairy gave a gift to the…
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Boost Your Happiness Now

They say happiness is a choice. There have been times when I cannot believe it, and times I have experienced it to be true. In any case, it’s worth a try, isn’t it? Here are some choices you could make you just a little happier today. Affirmations Affirm: To state clearly that something is true…
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A Quick Case for LONG Books

I’m not a fan of long books. Anything that feels like a door stop is too cumbersome to hold much less to carry with me. My attention span isn’t that disciplined. And they are usually slow moving classics filled with detailed description. They’re just so long! But I’m excited to tell you I’ve found a…
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The June Collection: Oh, Sunshine!

WELCOME to our monthly collection where we offer links and ideas for you to explore with us. I do not have a garden this year. The herbs and raspberries came up and they are surrounded by weeds right now. It makes me sad. But I am also glad to take it a bit easier this…
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The May Collection: Gateway to Summer

WELCOME to our monthly collection where we post interesting and fun information; stuff we came across that caught our attention or tickled our funny bone or inspired action. I eat mostly gluten-free and by accident so does my family. I have struggled to find a gluten free flour blend that meets my criteria: gluten free,…
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Valleys Lead to Higher Ground

At my sister’s funeral several years ago, the minister at the graveside talked about walking through the valley of the shadow of death. He said we would all be walking that valley as we grieved the loss of her life. But he reminded us that the God of all hope would be with us and…
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The April Collection: Flights of Fancy

WELCOME to our monthly collection where we post interesting and fun information; stuff we came across that caught our attention or tickled our funny bone, or inspired action. I made this Italian Raspberry Ricotta Cake for dessert on Sunday and saved the recipe to make again because we all liked it. I made it in…
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Upgrade Your Health for Free

If we did everything we ‘should’ to be healthy, we would spend all our time and money on ourselves and that’s not even healthy! But neither is that an excuse to do nothing. Even though there are many, many free things you can do to promote health, this list is purposely short. First, you can…
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If You Tell The Books…

I thought I’d let you in on a conversation I had recently. A lot of my best friends were there, and the time had come to talk of some difficult things. I addressed the bookshelves. “I’ve been thinking about you and it seems you are getting really crowded. Maybe it’s time for some of you…
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The March Collection: In Like a Lamb

March came in so mild and sweet here, that it had us fooled into thinking that spring was here to stay. We have had 70* weather already which is ridiculous in South Dakota in March. It’s bound to change and only for the worse. Well, it did. We have just come though a couple days…
