Image by congerdesign from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES We are getting so close. Even though snow still covers most of the ground outside, the major up-swing in temps this week has me all sorts of excited. For the return of chirping birds, for green grass, for the trees to sprout buds. For open water again! While there are...
Cover Photo Credit: Jennifer Ostrander BY: RACHEL WUMKES With the recent barrage of snow over the weekend, it’s hard to grasp the fact that Spring is just around the corner. Part of me doesn’t want to bring it up in fear I’ll jinx it and we will get more snow dumped on us. Yet, a small part of me is bursting at the seams...
Image by Comfreak from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES Even before my children were born, I read to them. As I sat in their bedroom, patiently waiting their arrival into the World, I paged through books, reading line after line. Little did I realize it was the first of thousands of times I’d read those very same books. Over...
Image by Fred T. from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES Okay, so that title might be a bit of an exaggeration. While we have had a 50-degree swing in temperatures from where we were a few days ago, unfortunately, it’s still pretty darn cold. Which is expected. I mean, we live in Iowa, so we should be used to the winters, right?...
BY: RACHEL WUMKES It’s been a winter event favorite throughout the years. The contrast of vibrant colors against a blue sky as kites soar above the frozen lake. The beauty and grandeur of these incredible flying apparatus’s can take your breath away, and watching their handlers is quite mesmerizing. Gorgeous...
Image by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES We are almost halfway through the frigid month of February. Hallelujah! This past week has been a doozy at the Lake. In all of North Iowa, really. I understand the bitter chill of winter can be brutal given where we live and all, but we need a bit of a break… it’s...
Image by Bruno /Germany from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES Statistically, women are the ones who are more apt to show their love and affection throughout the year. To their significant other, to their children, to their friends and sometimes even strangers. It's just in the genetic make-up of a woman’s DNA. It’s easier to...
