So, a few things have happened since my husband and I married on May 27, 2006. We have witnessed a loved one beat cancer. But we lost a wonderful grandmother. Then we got two equally amazing new humans. We watched as family members relocated far away. But then we got two members back, and we're… Continue reading In Ten Years
My daughter and I married my husband in a barn ten years ago this month. Our wedding was held in a historic 1800s barn that had been moved down the road to its current location on the day we married in 2006. In terms of barns, the barn isn't particularly appealing from the outside. It's… Continue reading The Bench
I've always been lively, even obnoxious at times; it's just who I am.I move with purpose, laugh loudly, and snort every now and then.That is why I am ideal for blogging because I can edit and edit and edit again before releasing the final draft. I'm not a first-draft person.Meeting me in person is a… Continue reading The Day I Found Out I Was in Menopause
My 25th high school reunion is next year. It hit me I am almost twenty-five years from the year I graduated high school as I was driving to the bank with my youngest daughter. I was 25 when I got married for the first time. So it has been a young, stupid, naïve Kari since… Continue reading 25 Before My 25th
I've had this old entertainment center door in our basement storage area for a while: It was on an entertainment center we had donated but we left the door behind. I'd had my husband hold on to it because I liked it. No sentimental value or anything. I just really liked this door and thought… Continue reading My Most Favorite Project to Date
Mike and I had a great time on our date night in the city last night. We are extremely fortunate to live so close to the Midwest's largest city that we can simply pop in and out rather than making a trip out of it, and we never take that for granted. Mike's parents… Continue reading My Kind Of Town
A Grace Full Life 