I used to get really mad when people asked me what was for dinner. I took the question as a personal attack, because not knowing what was for dinner made me feel inadequate. And I hardly ever knew.

Now that I've been studying how to be a better homemaker, I know that I should have a menu planned in advance. But I still don't seem to get it done. I blame part of this on my hubby; he is a picky eater, and on certain days he doesn't feel like eating certain foods. (Some nights o... Read More

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I have been blogging with ideas you can use like puzzle pieces or building blocks to put together to make a creative and ordered life for yourself -- a functioning whole.   Puzzle pieces, building blocks . . . you can also imagine a dial that is used for tuning -- sometimes tuning dials just need tiny adjustments; sometimes more.

I want to talk about those greater adjustments to that dial.  Sometimes we need to make choices and designs that are major, and until we d... Read More

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Have you felt like this:  "I have so little in my life, how can I move forward?  I have no money, no figure, no time, no friends, no good family relationships, no confidence, no spirituality.  How can I do anything?"

Have you ever felt like this?  "Man, this is a lot of money -- I don't dare make decisions with it.  I have all these friends and family -- shouldn't I be serving more?  I am blessed with great health -- shouldn't I be doing more?  I have... Read More

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As I have provided advice in my blogs (take it or leave it, of course), it has been about the use of Time (mortal/daily).  I then spotlighted a particular season of life -- our infancy -- and we examined it to see what kind of wisdom we could take away from it as far as Time use choices in our present lives.  One thing that I brought forward is that in the present we need to spend Time to honor, heal and/or build on the previous seasons of our lives.

I want to note that all h... Read More

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