It’s weed season, people! I’ve been looking forward to writing about this all year. Wait, my wife says weed season doesn’t exist. Well then, honey, why do I have a trillion seeds cleaving to my socks?! She tells me that means we’re in the dry season and dead weeds have gone to seed. Good. Seeds are the reason I’ve been looking forward to weed season. I want to have a … [Read more...]
Family Shift: Three Questions to Help Focus Your Marriage and Family
What is the one thing for your marriage or family that, if you were to accomplish this year, would change everything? Maybe it’s a habit to break, a project to complete, a relationship to restore, a debt to pay off, a degree to complete, a skill to develop, a friendship to cultivate, a tradition to start, etc. You get the point. Have you ever noticed the … [Read more...]
To Gen Z: A Guide to Young Love
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and maybe this year, amid a pandemic, you have found someone special. Since most of the readers of this column are younger, perhaps this might be your first real crush or relationship. Young love is something you only experience once and feels often the most intense because you are experiencing it for the first time. Here are some tips … [Read more...]
In the Garden: How to Prepare Soil for Spring Planting
How is your garden soil structured? And what does soil structure really mean anyway? In Florida, we have sandy soil and soil with clay in many regions. These two soil types are not typically high in the nutrients needed to grow healthy vegetable plants. This means if we want to plant anything in the ground, we typically need to add nutrients. If planting in containers or … [Read more...]
One Date at a Time: Life Is a Picnic
Whether it’s a first date, wedding anniversary, or in our case “just because,” picnics have always been considered a romantic gesture and the perfect way to spend some quality bonding time with your special someone. But if you are like me, the stress of pulling off the perfect picnic can get in the way of enjoying the date. Perhaps that was why Hubby and I never did one. I … [Read more...]