family

  Are you looking for great ways to say connected with your kids who aren’t living at home? Some of our kids leave our homes for happy reasons – they’re growing up and going to college or starting a job. Other times their departure is due to hard reasons, like residential treatment. Melissa and I share […]

It’s nearly December and Advent begins this Sunday. Many of us come to this season feeling hopeless. Maybe you’re struggling with your children. You may feel you’re living a life you didn’t sign up for and you’re grieving the life you imagined you’d have. Marriages struggle. Sickness presses us down. Sometimes darkness closes in. In […]

Happy Thanksgiving, friends! I’m up early ready to get my turkey cooking, but need to share a quick deal. Circle is having it’s biggest sale ever – $49.99 ($50 off)! We bought Circle when it launched in 2015 for $99 and we continue to be so happy with it. Circle filters the internet as it […]

Games are a great way to gather with family and friends. I prefer fast-paced and word-oriented games. Russ likes board games involving strategy. Our kids like all kinds of games. With so much variety in our preferences, this post has games for everyone. [This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from […]

Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver, the other is gold. Our daughters have been friends for 13 years, since they were 7 years old, which means we’ve been friends just as long. They’ve grown up, chosen different colleges, and have many other friends, but these two share a special history. Last weekend […]