2008 in a word
- posted by: Legends
- posted in: Uncategorized, My Life, Projects, Inspiration
- on: December 31, 2007
I have been struggling with a word for 2008. A word to capture what I want in the upcoming year. A word to symbolize what is important, where I want to go, and what I need in 2008. Several words made the shortlist…
Gratefulness
Thankfulness
Spontaneity
Creativity
Expansion
Possibilities
None of these words, however, single-handedly encompassed what I want, need, and crave […]
to-do:
- posted by: Legends
- posted in: Uncategorized, My Life
- on: December 30, 2007
take down all Christmas items. including tree.
Write as many thank-yous as I can remember to. (sadly, I forgot to write down who sent us what! eek!)
enjoy the next 3 days with my family (just the 4 of us!)
gear up for 2008, get some 3 fiskateer missions going, figure out and type up exciting blog post […]
Looking towards 2008…
- posted by: Legends
- posted in: Uncategorized, My Life
- on: December 30, 2007
I am not one of those crazy resolution people. I have tried. By February I am so burnt out on the high-pressure resolutions that I just chuck them out the window. So, recently I went to a few goals - more attainable, less stressful goals.
This year, I have one so far…
To try two new recipes […]
Christmas Wrap Up
- posted by: Cheryl
- posted in: Uncategorized, My Life
- on: December 29, 2007
I hope you all had a blessed Christmas. I have been a little ‘under the weather’ but I thought I’d share a little about mine. I enjoyed family time. My husband’s parents were visiting from Minnesota so we had lots of family around. That’s always a blessing. Abby enjoyed having both sets of her grandparents […]
December 26th…
- posted by: Legends
- posted in: Uncategorized, My Life, Inspiration
- on: December 26, 2007
is a great day. I love the day after Christmas. Before the kids were born, I would join the hordes of people at the stores for early deals and cheap Christmas decorations, wrapping, etc… for next year. Having kids, however, has changed my day-after tradition, and to be honest, I love the new one!
(Matt had […]
Early Christmas Miracle
- posted by: Legends
- posted in: Uncategorized, My Life
- on: December 24, 2007
How do I even begin to explain the last 24 hours in my life. We have been visiting my parents at their house - my sister and her husband are here, the kids are having a blast, and my brother and his wife were coming up yesterday so that we could all celebrate the holidays […]
~ T’was the Night Before Christmas ~
- posted by: Cheryl
- posted in: Uncategorized
- on: December 24, 2007
I wanted to wish each of you a very wonderful Christmas. I pray and hope you will enjoy family, loved ones, time together and time alone, good food and fellowship. I hope that these next few days will be filled with warm memories. I have enjoyed the beautiful gifts and cards from many of you. Most […]
Happy Holidays!
- posted by: Legends
- posted in: Uncategorized
- on: December 22, 2007
We hope it’s merry, bright, and full of cheer and magical moments. I’ve got some houseguests coming into town, so I’ll be taking a break from the blog and internet in general to fully enjoy my guests.
See you next year!
Rachael Ray Giveaway…
- posted by: Legends
- posted in: Uncategorized, Contests
- on: December 21, 2007
Who knew so many of you love RR so much! Glad to know that I am not alone!
After putting you all into a hat, Laura #1943 is the proud new owner of an autographed RR cookbook! Congrats!
Send me your snail mail and I will get it out next week, after the holiday. Also, if I […]
My Most Precious Christmas Gift
- posted by: Cheryl
- posted in: Uncategorized
- on: December 21, 2007
Next to the Christmas gift of baby Jesus, I received my most precious gift nine years ago and I wanted to share it with you. We were back in the states (from Africa where we had been living as Christian missionaries) and staying in Florida. I received this priceless gift on December 21st, 1998 and brought […]