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Announcement #1 My honey's grandma passed away last week. We were in Swift Current on Monday celebrating her life. It truly was a cel...

©2005, Lani Wiens a fresh flowers original In many ways I am a people-pleaser. I haven’t always been that way but over the last number ...

The Real Life of an At-Home MotherDesperate housewives.by Carla Barnhill If modern mothers ever had an enemy, it is June Cleaver. Perhaps...

©2005, Lani Wiens a fresh flowers original There’s been a strong desire in me lately to just write. To read other people’s writing. To...

So, how do you stop being a people pleaser? I desperately don't want to be that but every time I find out I stepped on someone's to...

It's been one of those homey kind of days that I just love. Playing with my kids, baking cookies, doing laundry, sewing, listening to t...

But, Mom (a one act play in three parts) ©2005, Lani Wiens a fresh flowers original Characters: The Mom (goes by any number of name...

At the beginning of this week my husband and I did something that we haven't done before. We took some time to make a 'plan' fo...

It is very hard to think creatively when you are grumpy. It is hard to think creatively when your kids are nattering at you constantly. ...

Christopher is allowing me to mend his quilt. I don't particularly like this quilt. It came with him when he joined our family. We do...

I've been walking through Psalm 119 lately. David continually extols the virtues of the law/statutes/precepts/decrees. Our cultural lo...

This morning was one of those days that I wonder why I bothered to go to church. Not every Sunday is like this but today we visited my pare...

I've been wanting to get here just to write all the thoughts going through my head. This is for you Darcy - there are some things I lik...

Something my children don’t seem to lack is perseverance. At least that’s very true late at night when they have empty tummies, owies or ar...

Happy New Year!!Many of you have asked me about how our 'date' thing works so, rather than the usual flowers you are getting a diffe...

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope that Christmas Eve finds you having a stress-free day, enjoying friends and family. If you’re one of thos...

I’m glad I can’t see too far down the road, I’m pretty sure I don’t want to know about all the things that are going to happen in the next y...

We just released our first full length CD called King of All Creation!! It has been, and continues to be quite a ride. If you want more in...

Just gotta tell the world about all our new family members this fall!! Shoko - is a Japanese exchange student living with my sister for t...

We hear a lot of cries for mercy in our household. I'm guessing thatwe'll hear plenty more. As a parent it is difficult at times to ...