by Arise2 Grow More | Aug 21, 2025 | Family
When Scott heard that his brother was going to be at their sister’s place in Missouri, he wanted to be there, too. So we drove eight hours to have a mini reunion. Scott did most of the driving. I found out his brother did all of the driving from the Pacific Northwest....
by Arise2 Grow More | Jul 30, 2025 | Family
Would you plead guilty for something you didn’t do? We received a letter from the city court of the city east from us. It informed us that we had a delinquent parking violation issued to a vehicle registered to our name. We knew our daughter received a parking ticket...
by Arise2 Grow More | Jul 10, 2025 | Family
We flew back to the West Coast to celebrate Scott’s mom’s birthday and to visit church friends. Our flight schedule made it so that we visited friends first. We had a choice of staying at a friend’s place while they were traveling out of state or with friends we...
by Arise2 Grow More | Jun 18, 2025 | Family
When do parents consider their children all grown up? Is it a specific age, particular event, or experience that has to happen? Our government considers our kids adults at 18 years old. Having to file their own taxes for the first time should be a rite of passage to...
by Arise2 Grow More | May 28, 2025 | Family
I don’t remember having a game night when I was growing up. We did play cards and board games now and then. Scrabble was my mom’s favorite so we played that more often than Monopoly, my brother’s favorite. My brother and I would play Pepito with our coins during the...
by Arise2 Grow More | May 7, 2025 | Family
This year marked the 60th wedding anniversary for my parents. We weren’t there on the exact day of their anniversary but we were able to visit the month after. So my mom invited close family and friends to a restaurant to celebrate. She wanted a small gathering but...
