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Scott’s thoughts Each time Erin was pregnant, we were certain that we were having boys. I was ready with my fishing pole gear, the...

There have been different moments in my life when I have heard these words. When I was a child playing at the neighbor’s house, it began...

I was recently taking a trip down memory lane and explained to my daughter's that I was always the last one to be picked for teams in PE....

When Scott and I first met 18 years ago, he told me he loved the holidays. I didn’t really believe that a guy could love the holidays as...

Have you captured someone’s heart lately? Time flies when you are having fun. . . or when you are busily working. I didn’t realize that...

With the rise in goods and inflation at a rising 9.1%, I thought it was timely to write, reflect, and move on from this thing called...

There is a popular song titled “Awake My Soul” by Mumford and Sons. As Scott and I drove through the woods of Maine and crossed the...

I have recently started to learn some new terminology. Thank you to my daughters and my nieces and nephew. Like “hole in one”- the term...

Summer Lovin’ Summer loving had me a blast Summer loving happened so fast. I think John Travolta and Olivia Newton John were on to...

Growing up, there was a popular sitcom titled “Life Goes On”- I loved this show. I wanted to be Becca, the main character who was a young...

I am not sure about you, but when I was growing up my parents always had a specific place where the car keys were hung in the house. That...

It was our daughter’s 11th birthday a week ago. The past few years have been a bit anticlimactic due to different events in the world....

In education, we often times refer to students who dislike reading as the "One Chapter Club." They tend to only read one chapter and put...

My younger daughter recently asked if there was a way to send her idea to a movie company. She said she had a great idea and wanted...

My daughter recently had the spelling word “awestruck.” She asked me the meaning of the word and I tried to explain it to the best of my...

I remember every Saturday and Sunday as a kid the sights and sounds of my home. Autumn was a busy time of year for my family. My dad was...

My girls grew up reading The Berenstain Bear Books. One of our favorite ones is the Harvest Collection. The author starts the book by...

I prefer rough drafts. I love the crossing out, the additions, the edits, the sloppy handwriting, the scratched out misspelled words, and...

I was the last one to be picked at PE growing up. There were always the two top athletes that were the “Team Captains” and then they...

J.R.R. Tolkien said “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” One day, one week, one month, one year. .. not...