Author Archives: Ann Kirsten

Family albums often sport the same types of pictures; the kids on the first and last days of school, everyone dressed up for the holidays, travel pictures and the obligatory naked-baby-on-a-blanket pi...

“Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.” Proverbs 16:31 NIV Well, not according to my granddaughter.  Here is the conversation we had...

Chemotherapy isn’t fun.  In fact, for some people the thought of chemotherapy is scarier than the actual cancer diagnosis.  So, we went to the experts (women who have gone through canc...

Don’t you love those moments when God grabs your hand, pulls you in a certain direction and says, “Come this way, silly girl?”  Well, that’s what happened to me...

Even though it is estimated that one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, hearing of a loved one’s diagnosis still hits us like a ton of bricks.  And, afte...

“Well, I’m sick.” The message came all the way from Singapore and jolted this mama’s heart. My son loves to travel.  Not the normal, “grab some...

I think I’ve told you all before that Fall is my favorite season. While the rest of my family grumbles about the cooler weather and the end of hot, summer days, I am doing my happy dance. &...

Her name was Leslie and she was different, a little “off” by our fourth grade standards.  She seemed to live in a world of her own.  Fourth grade was an important time...

In the late 70’s, the movie “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” was released.  It was a parody of low budget horror movies.  I never saw it, but I thought the title was hilario...

“When are you going to have a baby?” It seems like more and more young people are deciding not to have children these days.  I’ll be really honest and say ...