This tip for overcoming overwhelm is empowering. I have proven this practical principle in my life time after time. You already know this trick, but maybe you just need to hear it again. Action is the remedy for discouragement. I just start. Sometimes I start by doing a small task or promise myself I’ll work…
Better Photos – In the Best Possible Light Indooors
It’s surprisingly easy to create stunning indoor portraits of family members with window light. Of course, it’s easiest to just grab my phone and take a slew of candid shots wherever my grandchild is. But just a little more effort gets me from ok to stunning. I have learned to see light. I notice how…
Healthy Carbs
Eating moderate amounts of unprocessed, whole foods that happen to have some starch or natural sugar won’t make your blood sugar spike and cause your body to store calories as fat. Here is the operative word- Moderate. No matter how healthy a food is, if you eat more food than your body is using, you…
Kitchen Tool Tips
Here are some simple tips about some simple kitchen tools from a simple-minded cook. I use a splatter screen for frying chicken, then I drain some of the oil from the cooked pieces by placing them on top of the screen for a few minutes before serving. The oil drips back into the pan and…
A Little Girl and the Doves
Many years ago there lived a little girl who loved her grandmother’s garden. You may know a girl like her or you may be like her. Summer evenings were the little girl’s favorite time. That was the time the mourning doves came to drink at the small garden pond near the front porch where she…
A Shoebox Love Story
Every year, a Christian organization called Samaritan’s Purse facilitates the distribution of shoeboxes filled with small toys and useful items to children in poor or war-torn countries. The boxes are filled by people across America in the spirit of giving to those less fortunate at Christmas. “Back in 2000, an 8-year-old girl named Joana in…