It’s hard to believe that 2017 is almost over. It has been quite the journey. This Christmas we have continued some traditions and started others. Last year’s picture still remains one of our favorites of Zeke and because of that we have turned it into a tradition. With that, I present our 2017 Christmas card. [Read more…] about 2017 Christmas Card
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Finding Contentment
I don’t really have a great story to begin this post, but something I’ve been learning a lot about recently is how to be content. It can be so easy in our social media world to see how “great” other people have it. I say that with quotes because we all really know that everyones’ life isn’t as good as they make it appear on social media. But it is really easy to think, “why don’t I have that?” [Read more…] about Finding Contentment
Acting Childish
A few weeks ago my family went on vacation to the beach. I figured my two-year-old son, Zeke, would have a good time, but that turned out to be an understatement. He absolutely loved it. One day, we were walking down the stairs to the beach and as soon as his feet hit the sand, he dove face first into it. He moved around as if he was making a sand angel. This was only one of many times he dove face first into the sand. [Read more…] about Acting Childish
Keeping Firm Commitments
A few weeks ago I wrote about making a firm commitment to losing weight. The results were great. I had a goal weight to get to before I went to the beach on Saturday, and I hit it two days before we left. But it has been tough. Not eating sugar for 5 weeks has been no easy task. I was at my in-laws a few weeks ago, and when I opened the fridge there was a cold Dr. Pepper right in front of my face. It took every bit of restraint I had not to grab it. Ok, that probably isn’t the whole truth. I also knew if Angela saw me with it she would have taken it away. [Read more…] about Keeping Firm Commitments
Firm Commitments
For over a year I’ve need to lose some weight. I’ve wanted to lose the weight and even at times attempted to lose the weight. Due to weekly donations at work, there is not a shortage of sweet treats in my office. It was too much to handle when I first started working. One time last fall I stopped eating sugar at work for 3 weeks hoping that would work. Nope. So then I told myself I would only eat one sweet treat a week. That didn’t work either. Soda is my other downfall. I would tell myself I would only drink three sodas a week, and that turned into getting soda three times with unlimited refills. Combine that with a very irregular workout routine and I was not seeing the results I desired. [Read more…] about Firm Commitments
The Long Process of Cold Brew Coffee
This past spring I had cold brew coffee for the first time. I thought I’d look into how to make it because I love coffee, but hate drinking hot coffee in the summer. It’s already hot enough, I don’t need hot coffee heating me up too. I found out that it is super easy to make, but it takes time. I decided that it was worth a shot to make on my own. Now before you go on thinking I’m a coffee snob that has all these fancy ways of making my coffee, I buy my beans at Aldi [Read more…] about The Long Process of Cold Brew Coffee