Stormy Big Green Egg Grilling Night

By laura / July 7, 2018 / Comments Off on Stormy Big Green Egg Grilling Night

This was a stormy Big Green Egg grilling night. The storm moved in faster than expected. It chased us under an umbrella, but the storms didn’t stop us from having amazing food and company.  We spend most nights at home with our young children.  Our date nights usually consist of hanging out on our patio.…

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Wisconsin Cabin On July Fourth

By laura / July 4, 2018 /

Visiting our Wisconsin cabin on July fourth is one of my favorite things to do. Now that we’re a family of five, it’s SO hard to escape the duties of being a mom to three youngsters.  There’s endless laundry and dishes.  Can’t neglect the grocery shopping, meal prep and cooking.  My children eat more than…

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Michigan Avenue Chicago Man Named Rocky

By laura / July 3, 2018 / Comments Off on Michigan Avenue Chicago Man Named Rocky

Michigan Avenue Chicago Man Named Rocky This is Rocky’s story: His sign reads, “Hi, I’m Rocky.  Me and my friend lost everything in a fire.  Anything helps us get on our paws & feet again.  God bless & thank you.” Rocky’s landlords weren’t appropriately fixing the problems in his home.  This resulted in a fire.…

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Acadia National Park

By laura / July 1, 2018 / Comments Off on Acadia National Park

The roads of Acadia National Park lead somewhere. I love this quote from Lewis Carroll, “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” I never used to view this quote as an abstract one.  Finally, I realize its irony. At first, I understood it as the importance of always…

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