The Sioux Empire Responds to The Coat Drive
Thanks to everyone who participated! Here’s pictures from the coat pickup this Saturday in Sioux Falls and a few shots from ‘Volunteer Sioux Falls.10’ put on by the Helpline Center… [nggallery id=4]…
Your Summer Essay.
So here we are just a few days away from the start of a new school year. A typical project a teacher will have students work on is an essay about their summer vacation. Let’s say Dave and I are your teachers and it’s your first day of school. What would your essay be about? I’ll go first. I would write about the highlight…
Priority bracelet gift.
My sister Colleen gave me one of the most special gifts I’ve ever been given while I was out visiting in NJ. She gave me a “priority bracelet” which is filled with charms of all the things that are important in my life. I can hardly look at it without tearing up. Here are the special charms she felt best represented…
Fireworks Safety for the 4th
Why I was lighting sparklers as a kid in barefeet is still really unclear to me. But I was 6 or 7 when it happened! I stepped on a hot sparkler and all I remember is my Dad scooping me up in a flash and running to the sink for cold water!! Yikes!!! I’ve been afraid of fireworks and sparklers since that moment. We want you to have a…
God Remembers The Good We Do.
Ya, I know God’s timing is perfect. But I always appreciate it when he gives me a little reminder. I read Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life years ago, but just recently started to “reread” it through audio books. Day five said that nothing we do on earth is insignificant. He sees and remembers if we were…
Sioux Falls Ranks Well in Parenting Magazine
Recently, Parenting Magazine stated what we already knew. The city of Sioux Falls is a great place for family and it has a strong economy. Great For Families: Sioux Falls, SD Best Cities Overall Rank: 11 About Sioux Falls: This former cow town has some of the nation’s best parklands with over 2,913 acres of dedicated land. While the…
Fathers Day Poem
Our Dad God took the strength of a mountain, The majesty of a tree, The warmth of a summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea, The generous soul of nature, The comforting arm of night, The wisdom of the ages, The power of the eagle’s flight, The joy of a morning in spring, The faith of a mustard seed, The patience of eternity, The depth of…
Inside and outside attitudes.
I’m a happy person, real positive with the exception of Monday mornings 😉 But I’m feeling like my outside appearance doesn’t match up to what I’m feeling on the inside. I’m not one to be real “fixy”, but today I’m making a drastic change to my hair that should be more representative…
And the winner is …
TRAVEL TOGETHER! Thank you for all your responses to Jim’s and my “midlife improvement plan” this week. We asked for you to call and write what we should do as we move into this new empty nest, midlife stage. After seeing the “other” catagory gain so much steam and praying about it, we clearly saw that…
Midlife Crisis – Vote Today!
Vote on Suzanne and Jim’s midlife crisis solution and we’ll announce the winning activity this Friday, May 14th! Should we 1) Buy a motorcycle 2) Take flying lessons 3) Learn to scuba dive 4) Learn a second language 5) Other, please explain…
