Dear Sandy:  Our family life can be so helter-skelter.  Is there anything you do to help keep your family “together” not just physically, but also mentally and spiritually? On Sunday our family gathered in the living room to talk about business. Not work-related business but family business. We came to do business with our leader. [...]

Dear Sandy … There’s a family with a long-term health need near us right now that I’d like to help out with a meal or two, but I don’t know how many other people have been bringing them meals already, if any.  I’m also not a great cook. Can you give me any practical insights on showing [...]

When I think of hosting in our home, the first thing that comes to mind is all the cleaning I’ll have to do.  Sometimes it’s hard to get beyond that issue, so that I just end up dropping the idea of having people over.  How can I change my attitude about cleaning so that it [...]

Recently I’ve heard from several readers saying that their heart’s desire is to entertain, but their husbands just do not enjoy it. Some don’t like kids, and some just don’t enjoy people in general. Dear Sandy, I love having people over but my husband really does not. Or rather he is okay with having ‘adults [...]

  In March we begin work that will yield something great in just a few quick months! It’s about delicious food being grown with our own hands – which we will be sharing with others. The increasing number of gardeners in the United States stands for something. It says that people are interested in organic. [...]

Last month many of us made New Year’s goals (lose weight, exercise regularly be happy, save money, get organized, eat healthier), because quite honestly, we jumped at the opportunity for a fresh start.  We love new. We want discipline. We want to wipe the slate clean–especially in the areas in which we know we’ve fallen [...]

Is Constantly Being Late a Fact of Life? I remember all too well how I used to rush around to get somewhere on time.  There was always something distracting me from my mission – dishes, morning routines, feeding the older kids and nursing the baby,  phone calls, waiting for naptime to finish – as my [...]