BY: RACHEL WUMKES I have to admit, I feel a bit discombobulated this week. Typically, it would be a frantic push to secure the final BINGO volunteers. Begging, pleading with people to fill the slots and help us continue the long-standing tradition of fun in the park. I'd be writing story after story about the 4th of...
Image by messersrach from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES For each day seeming longer than the last this week, we’ve somehow made it through to another fabulous Friday. It’s funny how each day has its own ‘feeling’ based on where it falls in the week. Monday is typically filled with dread and anxiety. By Wednesday there’s a...
Image by pasja1000 from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES I wish I had a green thumb. I wish I could grow beds of colorful flowers, or rows and rows of vegetables to feed my family. Unfortunately, I cannot. I do seem, however, to be very skilled at growing a plethora of thistles and weeds. They like to pop up in my landscaping...
Image by piviso from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES It’s often referred to as the “most important meal of the day.” Depending on if you’re a six-year-old kid, and eighty-year-old man, or a hungover college student, the foods chosen for breakfast vary drastically in the United States. While some might choose a bowl of sugary...
Image by Pexels from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES What an incredible week we’ve had at the Lake! My goodness. It made me think of the lessons taught in elementary school when nice things happened, filling us with ‘warm fuzzies.’ Last evening, we aired the second installment for the summer of Thursdays OnLine, a virtual...
Image by Wokandapix from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES As a mother constantly on the move, hustling children to practices and games all year long, the sudden screech to a halt this spring sent me into a bit of a tailspin. The pages of my weekly planner are filled with scribbles as I crossed off activities, concerts, and...
photocredit: Above Clear Lake BY: RACHEL WUMKES Have you ever been up in an airplane, looking down at the patchwork design of the Midwest? Tiny towns dot the landscape, seeming even smaller from up above. Rivers wind through the countryside, flowing into lakes that appear to be the size of a puddle. It’s a different...
