Thursday was our five-year anniversary of hosting the men of Dare Challenge for Thanksgiving. We had 13 men from the center, Steve, Sarah and me, and three couples from the church for a grand total of twenty-two guests!…

Thanksgiving Well, our number of guests for Thanksgiving Dinner has morphed from 18 to 22!   Steve and I have always believed in the “more the merrier” axiom so we  are looking forward to the merriest of times.…

Enjoy a funny story about how two clueless, non-experts (that would be Steve and me) prepared a whole turkey. Also, find lots of good reader advice in the comments about make-ahead recipes and general Thanksgiving tips.…

When it comes to clothing purchases, I am usually all about having a lot of plain tops and bottoms so that I can mix them up without drawing too much attention to each of those basic pieces.  (Refer back to my earlier style post about stars and understudies.) However, in the last couple of months, I did something really, totally, and unbelievably radical.…