Author: Martha

Our New Fridge & “Demo Mode”

Our New Fridge & “Demo Mode”

Did you know that if you buy a display model, you have to manually turn the “Demo Mode” off? And, this is actually not talked about in the manual? And that if you don’t, the compressor doesn’t actually kick on & cool the fridge? We 

Weekly Gratitude Post 12/8/19

Weekly Gratitude Post 12/8/19

This week’s gratitude post is brought to you by Lexa. 🙂 Lexa is thankful for Aloe Vera. Aloe vera gel can really help sunburns and fire burns and frost burns, and the gel smells really pretty! 😀 Aloe vera plants are really pretty on the 

Choosing & Modeling Honesty

Choosing & Modeling Honesty

I love how God uses time spent lying awake to speak to me. As much as the insomnia really stinks & causes so much more pain, etc, I really am so thankful for the “forced” opportunities to Be Still & LISTEN. We as a society 

Date Lunch at Fresco

Date Lunch at Fresco

Grant & I have been going to Francescos for our monthly date night for years & love it. However, we had never been to their “sister” restaurant Fresco at the Gardens (it’s at Anderson Japanese Gardens). We haven’t been out on a date night for 

Ellie’s 21 month post

Ellie’s 21 month post

Hard to believe this sweet little girl is 21 months already! She has started talking so much more the past month, sometimes she will just go on and on and on and it doesn’t make any sense. 🙂 She does say a lot more words, 

Gratitude Post

Gratitude Post

Gratitude is something we are always striving towards. We have realized that the more we CHOOSE to be grateful, the more grateful we ARE, or BECOME. We would like to start doing a weekly gratitude post & will strive towards that. For this week, we 

Poirot & Belgian chocolates

Poirot & Belgian chocolates

I had planned our Gratitude post for today, but spent yesterday instead catching up with an old family friend & we enjoyed an evening of watching “Poirot” & eating Belgian chocolates. (since Poirot is Belgian) 🙂 Grant saw the box of Belgian chocolates last time 

Miscellaneous Pictures November 2019 – Part 2

Miscellaneous Pictures November 2019 – Part 2

The younger kids love to “camp out” in the main living areas…. 🙂