

The Melbourne Art Festival
This weekend our Messing took us to the Melbourne Art Festival in Downtown Melbourne. The event lasted all weekend and had score upon...


The Balance of Contentment
Last time we visited, I spoke about being content with your lot in life, with your possessions that surround you. Being satisfied is a...


Contentment Leads to Peace
“I love my life.” It became a mantra there for a while. Not that I was trying to convince myself, but because it just bubbled up and had...


Lights Out, Lips Shut
Last week, the 9-year-old participated in her school’s Earth Day Concert, a performance put on by third graders involving songs and...


Disney Fast Pass Chaos
By now you realize our family loves Disney. We grew up surrounded by it and it has always been a place for escape since I was in...


There Is No Bedtime on Vacation
After spending all day traipsing throughout one of the worlds at Disney, I was looking forward to just being back at the resort and...


Stepping Out from Behind the Wheel
Four days. We were going to be gone for four days and I was more than ready for it. We had talked about it, planned it, sat up at night...


"They Didn't Stop Us"
I had been planning it for a couple of months. The girls knew, of course. The 9-year-old didn’t, however, and that was the entire plan....


The Jury Duty Draft
I received the notice three months before I was to report, which is good, I suppose. It gave me just enough time to forget that I had to...


No Joking About Disney
We had had reservations at Outback Steak House, which had become our traditional Valentine’s Day dinner out. Well, not really...