Cheryl Brackemyre
The Puzzle
Growing up, my mom would break out a new puzzle in the winter. We knew what she was up to when she brought out the card table in our basement, set it up, and...
Tastes Like Christmas {My Mom’s Cookie Recipes}
I decided I am going to bake a few cookie recipes this year.
My mom passed away in 2017, and I hung up my Christmas cookie baking apron that year because I didn't have it...
The Piano {Memories of Mom}
I have precious memories of my mom playing piano.
The melodies she played echo in my heart as I think about my childhood, and they remain a soundtrack to those memories.
My brothers and I all...
Penny the Horse {Core Memories That Span Generations}
I have a second batch of kids. I liked the first batch, who are now grown adults and amazing people, but my husband and I decided to do it again. Many memories that our...
Sweet Fall Recipes
With the temps dropping, I up my coffee game and consumption, and what goes well with coffee?
A sweet fall treat, and I am here for it.
The fall season unlocks so many of the amazing...
Restoration Stories {A Catalyst for Change}
It all started with Spencer.
He loved to cut grass and do amazing makeovers of the yards of people who needed help and many who felt overwhelmed. He didn't care what the reason was, he...
Short-Sighted {Going the Extra Mile for Family}
I never understood why they did it. I thought they were ridiculous. Boy was I wrong; I was so short-sighted.
My former in-laws would drive three-plus hours to visit my big boys when they were...
Bowling Love {Kids Bowl Free Summer Program}
I've bowled a few times. In the 80s and 90s, that was a cool youth group outing. My Girl Scout troop went a few times, too. It is not that I didn't like bowling;...
Lick the Wallpaper {Life Lessons from Willy Wonka}
Willy Wonka is one of my favorite movies (not the new one, but the OG). I watched it as a child and used to pretend to play "finding the golden ticket." There are so...
One of the Boys {Reflections of a Blended Family}
We have a blended family.
Just a week ago, I was talking with my husband and he said in conversation, "One of our boys did this one time."
I stopped and got pretty emotional thinking about...
Sporting the Stanley {Longtime Fan of the Brand}
I did it - being very cheap and bargain hunter-minded - and bought a Stanley.
I'm not a jump-on-the-bandwagon type of gal. I have a thermos from the same brand that got me through many...
Parenting Like a Police Officer
Our second batch of kiddos has been a challenge since day one and has caused us to learn new and better ways to parent them with their set of challenges and ways we need...
Sweet Words
I recently ran into a family that I had known for decades. We had a sweet relationship back then; our families would share meals, worship at church together, and serve together. I had such...
She Was Lying On the Floor With Him {A School’s Unsung Heroes}
I'm a substitute teacher.
I secretly always wanted to be a school teacher. I played it every single time I played school when I was a little girl.
God led me down a different path, and...