Choosing Joy

A Break for Thanksgiving
A Break for Thanksgiving
My entire life, we always went to Grandma Karon’s house for Thanksgiving.  She lived in a tiny town in rural Missouri and visiting her was like hitting the pause button.  There was nothing to do but eat home cooked food, sleep under antique quilts and walk down gravel roads...
Choosing Joy
Choosing Joy
The other day I happened to be walking up the back stairwell of the school where I work and hovering on the landing was a new sixth grader.  I greeted her warmly and continued on past but she caught me and said, “Two 8th graders yelled at me...
Fresh Eating on a Budget Without Coupons! [Choosing Joy]
Fresh Eating on a Budget Without Coupons! [Choosing Joy]
With all the amazing produce at our new Meijer, we ate a lot of fresh fruits and veggies last month.  I was so proud to see my family enjoying such healthy food, and it was really fun trying new ways of preparing plant foods.  But, with all those “quick trips,” I wasn’t surprised when my husband pulled me aside this past weekend and said, “We need to have a budget meeting...

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