My friend Susan is an amazing cook as well as an amazing woman! Hailing from the south, she shared this amazing cornbread recipe with me.
It is so simple to make. You will never buy a mix again! Continue reading
Month: December 2014
How to Have a Happier Marriage — Without Changing a Thing
I love following this blog. I’m frequently forwarding it to my family!
January 1st. The day of fresh starts and new beginnings. The day we vow to eat more green vegetables, actually use our gym membership, and try, once again, to lose those hard to lose pounds.
As we look to the new year, we often focus on ways to be “better” — resolving to do more of what’s good for us and less of what’s not. To (at least most of the time) come from our best.
For a good many of us, finding ways to have a more satisfying marriage is high on our list.
But in our rush for improvement, we overlook this key fact: Much of what makes marriage challenging is the stuff that’s not easily changed. The stuff that’s more about who we are and what we value. The stuff that can, unfortunately, drive us totally nuts.
A spouse’s need for order or solitude, another’s call…
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THREE THINGS – PS 1
My Three Favorite Things from the Week Past. Photos, Links, Quotes. Take a peek into my Journey of All Things Loved! Continue reading
THE WAY TO A CHRISTMAS VILLAGE
Ever walked into someone’s home during the Christmas season and wonder how they transformed their regular house into a Christmas Wonderland? You need hours to wander around and look at each and every nook and cranny! I love to look and I love to create! You can create a fantastic Christmas look in YOUR home if you follow my advice! Continue reading
Didn’t Get What You Wanted?
The rush to the Christmas finish line! You did everything that you were supposed to do! You shopped for months, baked for weeks, hosted parties, gave gifts to all of your friends, and late at night you arranged the gifts under the tree just so the perfect photo could be taken of your handiwork! Then Christmas morning arrived. Everyone so incredibly happy and at the end of the day, you’re wondering what happened. Continue reading
Take Back Christmas
My Christmas Mantle
Oh the joys of Christmas are many but the hustle and bustle that we get ourselves wrapped up in are exploding before our very eyes; exploding before our family’s very eyes!
I’m not sure when, if ever, in my life that Christmas was an easy and gentle time. I fully admit that I go for the all or nothing approach, decorating every corner of the house, baking dozens of cookies, writing cards to hundreds, singing in concerts, ringing the Salvation Army bell, hosting parties… You get it – over the top.
This year I have discovered , more than any past year, that I need to stop and listen. I need to stop what I’m doing, look at the people around me, and ask one simple question. “How are you doing this time of year?” Oh I’ve asked the question many times before but the” stop and listen” part were not in my consciousness.
The answers to my question have been rather humbling. Continue reading
Positively Shelle 