Author Archives: Ann Kirsten

Summer and Popsicles go hand-in-hand, don’t they?  Here’s a little history on one of our favorite summertime treats. In 1905, an eleven year old boy named Frank Epperson le...

One of the gals I follow on Instagram put up a picture of her pristine kitchen today with the comment that she was worried about how she will keep her white floors clean now that her kids are out on s...

“And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:3 There is so much a mother has...

Have you ever wondered if we will have jobs in heaven?  You know, like a specialty? “Oh, she’s the angel of donut sprinkles” or “That’s Sophia, the keeper of the cho...

She sat in the garden and surveyed the chaos in front of her.  When had things gotten so completely out of control?  It seemed that one minute everything was in order and the next it all was...

I have a picture from my childhood.  It shows my mother in bed on Mother’s Day with a breakfast tray on her lap and her three children lined up by her side.  Years later, she shared wi...

Recently, my sister-in-law sent me a video of a guy who took an old, brown banana, put it in rice for an hour, blew it with a hair dryer, and Voila!  It was yellow and firm again.  After fur...

A few days ago, my husband and I went out to do some errands.  We were struck anew with the rudeness of the other drivers on the road.  People pushed their way in front of the line of cars w...

It used to happen every time I took my kids out. Some older lady would invariably stop me and say: "Enjoy them while they're young." And, every single time I had the same fantasy of scooping up my thr...

Do you remember kindergarten?  The nonexistent homework?  The arts and crafts projects every day?  And, graham crackers and milk, followed by a nap?  Seriously, what could be bette...