by Anna | Feb 10, 2013 | lifeblog
I’m terribly boring when it comes to side dishes. I tend to choose from a handful of default options: frozen green vegetable, brown rice, green salad, couscous… the end. So I knew I had to try a couple sides from Gooseberry Patch’s Weeknight Dinners,...
by Anna | Feb 7, 2013 | lifeblog
Here in Minnesota, we’ve gotten snow every single day this week, which totally thrills me! I love snow. Love it. Doesn’t matter what time of day it snows, it gives me Christmas morning feeling. Is there anything better than cozying up by the fireplace,...
by Anna | Feb 6, 2013 | lifeblog
This is one new-to-us main dish that we’re loving these days: We were too busy eating to remember to snap a single picture. Busy-Night Taco Bake Gooseberry Patch 1lb ground beef 1-1/4 oz. pkg. taco seasoning (I used my homemade seasoning) 3/4 c. water 6 6-inch...
by Anna | Jan 31, 2013 | lifeblog
I’m so humbled to be featured on (in)courage today!! Here’s a snippet of my post & a link to the rest of it on (in)courage: ———- Every day, posts from (in)courage make their way to my inbox, and every day I read them. For over three...
by Anna | Jan 30, 2013 | lifeblog
One year ago today we dedicated our sweet baby boy to the Lord, baptizing him in front of our home church, family & friends.His godparents had been carefully chosen and prayed over, and they’re wonderful people who will remain in his life for all of it. We...
by Anna | Jan 22, 2013 | lifeblog
Husby and I really don’t have secrets. We practice simple honesty – our concept of saying the hard things, the scary things, the things that really matter, out loud. 5 years of marriage, 2 years of dating/engagement, and knowing him for over 7 years before...
by Anna | Jan 1, 2013 | lifeblog
I have this picture in my head of the girl I want to be. Words that describe her are cozy, confident, spunky, charming, honest, soft, comforting, sweet, perceptive, kind, fierce, smart. The kind of girl that places her hand on your forearm and says she’s...
by Anna | Dec 29, 2012 | lifeblog
From our family to yours, we hope you’ve had atruly Merry Christmas! We love you. Thank you for being a part of our life. We’re grateful and humbled by your reading of my words. Blessings upon blessings to you, friends. A very merry indeed! – Anna,...
by Anna | Dec 28, 2012 | lifeblog
Christmas came and whizzed by in all it’s sweetness. {I just accidentally typed ‘sweetmess’, which totally works.} People told me a zillion things about being a mom, but no one told me how wonderful it is to be a mama at Christmastime. We had...
by Anna | Dec 17, 2012 | lifeblog
because i have no words of my own, i’ll stay in the lowercase of my heart and share the words of others.———- Ann Voskamp: The Truth about Sandy Hook: Where is God When Bad Things Happen? If you read one of these links, make it this one. {on...