Faith

Don’t Get Trapped in the Dark: Staying Up When You Start to Feel Down

It's tempting to just give up or feel discouraged when we are in the dark. But, it's important to remember God does His best work when we are in the dark.

Faith · Family/Motherhood/Military Life

A 2nd Chance at Life: Hawaii’s Ballistic Missile Warning

It's been a pretty emotional couple of days here in Hawaii. Saturday morning at 8:08 (which just so happens to be our area code), Hawaii was woken to the Emergency Alert System blasting our cell-phones with a terrifying alert! Road alerts were flashing the warning. Sirens were blaring. The news announced the bomb threat. Twitter, Facebook...you… Continue reading A 2nd Chance at Life: Hawaii’s Ballistic Missile Warning

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Less is More: A Few Blog Changes

Hi everyone! Yes, I know it's been a hot minute since I've written. I have been traveling and enjoying the holidays at home in Nebraska. You can read a little about it here: From Hawaii to Nebraska: Adjusting to the Cold Weather My United Step-Family: How We Spend the Holidays Together as One Family I… Continue reading Less is More: A Few Blog Changes

Family/Motherhood/Military Life

From Hawaii to Nebraska: Adjusting to the Cold Weather

Well, I must confess, I came to Nebraska for Christmas with a hidden agenda: to see how I respond to cold weather again. My husband retires from the Navy in a few years and we are talking more seriously about where we want to settle down for our "forever home." We both LOVE the idea of… Continue reading From Hawaii to Nebraska: Adjusting to the Cold Weather

Recipes

How to Cook Hamburger Helper in the Instant Pot

Tasty Tuesday Okay. So, this is less of a recipe but a food experiment I tried and I'm excited how well it worked out. So, I wanted to share it with you! My best friend PCS's (military move) last week and she was gracious enough to give me her pantry items since the movers wouldn't… Continue reading How to Cook Hamburger Helper in the Instant Pot