Author Archives: Ann Kirsten

Many years ago, when I was a young mom, a friend announced that she was going to a "Hostess Class". I thought it was the silliest thing I'd ever heard. Being a hostess was easy, wasn't it? You invite ...

Ann has been given the opportunity to try Edmonds Ideal Weightloss in exchange for the opportunity to review it honestly. All opinions are her own. I took a learning styles test once a...

Ann has been given the opportunity to try Edmonds Ideal Weightloss in exchange for the opportunity to review it honestly. All opinions are her own.   I’m sure the...

November reminds us to be thankful.  And, that is a wonderful thing.  But, what if you feel like you just can’t be thankful right now? There is always pressure for believers...

My mom got a lot of things wrong in her parenting techniques (don’t we all?).  But, one thing she grasped early on was the fact that she could not be everything to us.  And so, she did...

Ann has been given the opportunity to try Edmonds Ideal Weightloss in exchange for the opportunity to review it honestly. All opinions are her own. FOOD! Did I get your atte...

Dear Friends, I have been on the Edmonds Ideal Weightloss program for two weeks now.  Let me catch you up on my journey: At my first meeting with Annie I was weighed and measured. ...

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...