by Shannon | Jan 4, 2017 | Encourage, Shannon, Uncategorized
This week I went to the gym. Before you roll you eyes, take note that I had already dressed for the day (including curling my hair!) so I was simply sitting and reading my Kindle while the 6 kids under my care got their psychotic energy out. I had situated myself in...
by Louise | Jan 1, 2017 | Faith, Gwen, Inspire, Louise, Shannon, Uncategorized
New Year’s Resolutions are so UGH. Mine are always broken or forgotten or just plain unrealistic and tossed before January is halfway through. But I do like having goals, and vision, and something to work toward. Something that guides my actions around...
by Louise | Dec 30, 2016 | Empower, Food, Louise, Uncategorized
Christmas is full of family traditions, right? What we do, what we eat, who we give gifts to, when we unwrap those gifts, etc., etc. In our family, one of the best traditions is making cream candy. My great-grandfather borrowed this recipe from a friend more than...
by Gwen | Dec 28, 2016 | Faith, Gwen, Inspire, Uncategorized
I want to begin with this because it means so much to me. For most of my life I dealt with a ridiculous amount of anxiety. I can remember as a small child, I worried about everything. I didn’t grow out of it. Even after I was married and had small kids, every...
by Shannon | Dec 21, 2016 | Encourage, Parenting, Shannon
In “honor” of the many strong, sneaky and somewhat violent germs that have been making their presence known in schools and homes around our little town this season, we bring you this original holiday composition to help you to the end of the...
by Shannon | Dec 13, 2016 | Inform, Shannon, World Issues
Today I have had the luxury (not to brag or anything!) or being able to stay home for a few hours and get stuff done. My plan was to get some computer work finished and wrap the gifts that I need to send to friends and family across the country. I loaded all the...
by Gwen | Dec 6, 2016 | DIY, Empower
I have a friend, who is also a business partner with me at Belle Maison. She is savvy, sharp and spectacular. She is the type who can pull off leather leggings. She has this on her front porch. She simply repurposed a tomato cage by turning it upside down in a...
by Gwen | Dec 4, 2016 | Empower, Gwen
Oh, are you ever going to thank me for this one! There is an app for everything! Because I only have 20 more shopping days until Christmas (pull yourself together), I need all of the help I can get. One of our special readers, Kathy Johnson, shared it with me. It...
by Gwen | Nov 29, 2016 | Faith, Inspire, Uncategorized
I’m up tomorrow for a blog post. I had a great Christmas app to share with you, but at this point it seems so very stupid. I have an acquaintance who posted that her daughter, a friend of my daughter’s, has a brain clot, and they need to do emergency...
by Gwen | Nov 20, 2016 | Faith, Gwen
Happy Almost Thanksgiving!! My wise mom had her quiet time the other morning, and the devotion for the day encouraged the reader to write down all of her hopes of the past and the hopes for her future. She started writing down every time she had hoped for something in...
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