How can we offer little gifts of love to others? This list includes several ideas for each of the love languages: Quality Time, Acts of Service, Physical Touch, Words of Affirmation, Giving of Gifts. Let’s figure out how our friends and family members are wired and what will best communicate that we care about them and they aren’t alone!

Knowing our family’s love languages has truly changed the dynamic in our family. Reading The 5 Love Languages is a terrific way to learn more about those you love and say I love you in the best ways possible!

In our Giving Issue each month we will be: giving you a gift idea for the upcoming month, updating you on how many kids in homeless shelters have benefited with birthday parties from your purchases, giving you and a friend of yours a chance to receive a free gift (every month!)

So many dislike the cold, the snow, and can’t wait to “get through” this season. But what if we celebrate this season instead? Our celebrating will be quieter, slower, more thoughtful, just as this season feels. That sounds like just what we need right now.

Instead of serving regular hot cocoa and coffee at your next gathering, you can make it extra special with a little planning ahead. Gather family at the spur of the moment and not stress at all about how to create a fun evening because you’ll have all the fixings on hand for a yummy hot cocoa buffet!

This has been an unprecedented year and this is already an unusual holiday season. But instead of our usual Christmas, I am making it a memorable one. We are creating new memories, trying new things in the new schedule we’ve been given, and intentionally enjoying this moment in our lives.

In our 25 years of marriage, we have hosted Thanksgiving Dinner all but 2 times and Alton Brown’s recipe for brining the turkey makes the most juicy meat and the best flavored gravy! I have made a few additions of my own and the turkey and gravy come out fail-proof!

Even though your holiday celebrations will be with fewer this year, it may be tempting to not enjoy a formal meal. But after the year we've had, why not set the stage for a formal, fancy family dinner? It is not as time consuming as you may think and can be fun-filled instead of stressful!

I don’t want to race past Halloween and Thanksgiving and I am not this year either. But instead, I’m adding in the anticipation of celebrating and joy of gift giving earlier this year. I’ve noticed that I don’t seem to be the only one with this mindset.

This Fall is already shaping up to look differently than in past years. Instead of being disappointed that things aren't the same, let's celebrate! So fire up the grill, get a bonfire going, grab my recipes and ideas to make entertaining easy and get everyone involved in making a memorable evening!

I love pizza. It is hands down my favorite food. I have perfected my Grilled Margherita Pizza and with or without a pizza stone you can make it quickly and very easily at home. I’ve also started experimenting with dessert pizzas and I think you’ll love what I’ve come up with!

And just like that, overnight it becomes fall. Now that I live in a Michigan beach town, I honestly have a hard time letting go of summer. So now the apple picking, cozy sweater days, and backyard bonfire nights will have to start luring me into loving this season once again.