By Small and Simple Things
I love old recipe books - the way the women used words like lard and sugar with such abandon. You find recipes on how to pickle your...
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My Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes
My Favorite Rolls Pauline Broadbent was in my church congregation growing up and anytime she brought food to anything, it was gone...
Finding Joy in Motherhood
Be Kind to Yourself, Embrace the Good and Find Joy in the Everyday.
Packing Up
I lean my face lower and lower over the opened Bible until I can feel the thin pages on my skin. From deep in my lungs, I draw breath. In...
"Forgotten Mourners"
When people hear that 2 of my 3 siblings died in 2019, I am usually met with the question, “And how are your parents holding up?” I have...
Living the "Sue Life"
“There is a winner and a loser, and occasionally we lose. (hold for a signature Sue dramatic pause) But then we rise again.” On the...
Five Lessons My Mother Taught Me About Death
Why must a parent bury their child? Why must a child be without a mother or father, or both?
Quarantined Mother on Twitter 2020
If mothers had time to tweet in 2020, it might look something like this... Anna Anderson is a wife and mother of three children. She...
Best Friends Day
Friends. Since the time we are old enough to be aware of others, we are searching for friends. When we are a little older, friends can...
Exercise With Your Kids Week
National Exercise With Your Kids Week runs from August 4-10th. The program "encourages parents and guardians alike to empower their...
"Mom Hugs", Science, and the Top Five Benefits of Hugs!
My son Michael from time to time will ask for a "mom hug." What is the difference between a hug and and a "mom hug"? Well, sometimes the...
The Power of Chores- Podcast Extra
If you were to look up the word “chore,” you’d find many forms of the same definition: “Chores are tasks that are viewed as boring or...
National Zoo Keeper Week
What is National Zoo Keeper week?: In recognition of dedicated animal care professionals, the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK)...
Recipes
Post Covid Anti-Inflammatory Smoothie Coming home from the hospital, after having so many meds and treatments, I really felt like my poor...
Say Something Nice
“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” I heard this a lot growing up. And as much as I agree with this age-old...
Words I Never Thought I Would Say
Borrowing one of my favorite lines from an “American Idol” contestant cut from the competition: “What just happened here?” That is the...
You Are The Best Mom Your Kids Ever Had
My son Michael tells me, “You are the best mom I ever had.” Every time he tells me that, I smile. I’ve thought a lot about that sentence....
Teen Literature Day
For this list I have excluded religious texts, plays, short stories, and books from a series. These five books meet a certain criterion I...
Save the Elephant Day
“...I can watch elephants for hours at a time, for sooner or later the elephant will do something very strange such as mow grass with its...
Happy Draw a Bird Day
The following story is told from the Draw a Bird Day Website "In 1943, Dorie Cooper was a 7-year-old living in England. Her mother took...