In loving memory of Ken Graber Sr. We still hear your voice, it is with us always. Your laugh and smile were contagious, and we miss you every day. Thank you for all of the wonderful memories. "Little did I know how much of an impact these noises would make in my life." Big Noise & Little Noise Since my husband and his father share the same name, they were differentiated by different ways by different people. Ken and Kenny or Big Ken and Little Ken, but my all time favorit

There is something incredibly calming to me about having my lists on paper. "Similar to the grocery cart that somehow ends up with surprise items tossed in without notice, life tends to toss a few extra surprise items that aren't on the list!!" Lists, Lists & More Lists I have come to appreciate the importance of "lists"!! I might even have to admit that I could possibly be a little addicted to them. There is the "grocery list", the "budget list", the "wish list", the "to do

It flies past, sometimes without notice. "By changing my way of thinking, my perception of time has changed. It feels like the very hands of time have slowed down." Does Time Really Fly? Really? Hmmmm....I have heard this expression many times, and even said it myself. A whole year can go by and I am like..."what? already? where did the time go?". But then I got to really thinking about it for some reason (I know...scary right) Why, when I was a young girl in school I would

A little poem about precious time. "Now I am grown, with teenagers of my own, there are days I will literally wish time would stand still." Small Town Heart Small town born and raised, tried city life but was a little crazed! Winding roads and scenery, that's more my cup of tea. A much better pace, after all life isn't a race. When I was young I couldn't wait, to be grown up, to know my fate. Now I am grown, with teenagers of my own, There are days I will literally wish time

Clarity from a cold...who knew!? "Sometimes I think I get so caught up in the where are we going, I forget where I have been. And, I haven't been to a lot of places in this world, but I have been a part of something bigger than myself, and for that I will always be very humbled and proud at the same time." Inspired by PJ's and Tissues Today I am at home in my pj's sick with a cold...ugh. Normally I would be spending my time doing laundry or cleaning the house...(what an exc