You know that saying, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!” Yeah well….it drives me nuts! Ha! Sure, they mean well but we are human! We have emotions! It’s just not always that simple! I should follow that up by saying that I truly DO believe that attitude is everything! We each have a choice how we are going to…
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Simply Delicious Coconut Cake
When I think of Easter desserts, I think of Coconut Cake at the top of the list. For as long as I can remember we have usually had a coconut cake at our family Easter celebrations, amongst many other sweets! I come from a family that LOVES to cook and bake so food is our forte! I have made many…
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Gentle Reminder Women Need
Yesterday I picked up my daughter and a group of her church friends (8-11 years old) from their annual Activity Days Conference. They did a service project, fun activities, listened to a wonderful speaker and made some fun crafts. One thing Brooklyn said that she loved that the speaker shared was, “I am beautiful like me, not beautiful like you.” LOVE…
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Vintage Tea Cart with Sugar Cookies
Whether you have new neighbors, company coming, or just a craving….baking cookies is ALWAYS a good idea! My daughter is almost 10 and really enjoying baking with me and learning different recipes. One of the best gifts we gave her at Christmas was this American Girl Baking recipe book that I purchased at Williams-Sonoma. Each recipe so far has been delicious…
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Kindness Begins With Me
There’s a primary song that I learned as a child growing up in church. It consists of 2 lines and very simple to learn but has stuck with me forever…“I want to be kind to everyone, for that is right you see! So I say to myself, remember this….Kindness begins with me!” I knew at a young age that I…
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Top Posts of 2015
Welcome! Grab a cup of tea and pull cup a chair for today’s posts (and get your pinning Pinterest finger ready haha). As I started off this new year, a few weeks ago, I made resolutions (like we all do) and also wrote down things I wanted to learn how to do and goals I wanted to achieve. It got me…
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