Life as serious fun

When I hear people say, "Be careful what you pray for, you might just get it!" I usually don't say anything, but this line of thinking never felt right to me, and I've come to see that it isn't true. Oh yes, we can all  make things happen. I can put my will-power and determination…

taking little steps now to enjoy our lives

We've lived in our current home for 7 years and one of the things that I've always wished it had, was a big porch. So this is on the top of my list of "must haves" for our new place. On Friday night, Jack and I were having one of our many discussions about moving…

Answered prayer

I have had cats all of my life. Not this many though. After we adopted Eleanor (number 6) my sons told me they feared I was becoming a crazy cat lady. I was happy to tell them that we had reached our "kitty saturation point" with # 6. I never thought much about what I…