by Ann | Jan 10, 2017 | Cruising, Feature Holidays, Holidays, Real Life, The World
Christmas has always been a really important time for me. I love preparing for and celebrating the birth of my Savior, giving and receiving gifts, singing Christmas carols, and spending time with family and friends. So, it was’t easy for me to agree to taking a...
by Ann | Dec 22, 2016 | At Home, Feature Holidays, Holidays, Real Life, The World, USA
For the past several years, we’ve decorated what we like to call our Christmas travel tree. [We wrote a blog post all about it that you can read HERE.] We had lots of help decorating for Christmas this year. Our daughter, Meghan, was home and we invited a couple...
by Ann | Apr 30, 2015 | About, Real Life, The Midwest, USA, Where we've been
After my appointments today at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Steve and I spent two hours sitting in the lobby of Mayo’s Gonda Building where we listened to Jane Belau play the grand piano for passersby. We’d seen her play before and enjoyed the music, but today was...
by Ann | Nov 22, 2014 | Holidays, Real Life
When you live in America, it can be easy to forget that there are children all over the world who have never heard the story of Jesus’ birth, or received a Christmas gift. As Americans, we tend to get pretty wrapped up this time of year with Black Friday...