This past month The Wigs had a ton of power stored in our house! Yep. Thanks to a few FCA coaching families who run a firework stand each summer, our neighborhood gang enjoys a spectacular display after dark every 4th of July! My hubby loves the names on the boxes of these colorful explosives. Fireworks [...]
Congratulations for making it to JUNE! The longer I live, the more I believe that May is perhaps even “busier” than December—with graduations, promotions, end of school programs, banquets, finals, projects, spring sports, recitals, showers, weddings, Mother’s Day, our anniversary, and family birthdays… etc. Perhaps we should rename last month May-cember, right? Whether it’s purchasing [...]
As a young girl I remember seeing Better Homes & Gardens magazine arrive in our mailbox each month. Mom would take a break from her work to “sit a spell” and be encouraged by the practical articles and the pretty photographs. Seeing our stack of magazines on the coffee table was an inspiring sight. Why? [...]
Tuesday is trash day at the Wigginton house. Yep. Every Tuesday morning, we roll our jam-packed trash cans to the street. And every Tuesday our wonderful trash and recycle guys carry away our collective mess. When our daughters were little, they looked forward to trash day. When they heard the huge truck rumbling down the [...]
Years ago, for a splash of pizazz, I added a black chalkboard paint border close to the ceiling in our Kentucky kitchen. On this border encircling our hub of family activity, my husband suggested that we write each family member’s name, birthdate, and favorite Bible verse. That night at the dinner table we asked our [...]
No bones about it. I was a non-athletic girl. Have you ever heard someone say, “Well, I don’t have an athletic bone in my body”? Yep. That was me. Ironically, God’s sense of humor included match-making this artsy, musical, studious gal with a superb athlete. My hubby was even a man called into a life-time [...]
What a creative costume! Our friend began with a can of gold, high-gloss spray paint covering a tennis outfit, tennis shoes, visor, and tennis racquet. Gold skin makeup and gold hairspray completed the winning costume. Her daughter struck a “tennis pose.” Everyone applauded. Like magic, my neighbor had created her own perfect “trophy child.” Impressive? [...]
Have you ever thanked God for polyester-blend fabrics? I certainly have! God knew that this momma needed to live in a generation where you do not have to iron everything! (Needless to say, I praise Him often for wrinkle resistant t-shirts in our house full of athletes!) Although at the “Wig Wam” we don’t iron [...]
Whether I see one in a hotel, a restaurant or a retail store, my creative mind appreciates clever construction signs. It’s a common sight. When undertaking a renovation project, businesses display posters that communicate the motivation behind their mess. The dream behind their dust. Construction signs like these have brought happy to my heart recently: [...]
Every 4th of July morning, our ordinary collection of middle-class houses becomes an extraordinary celebration of family and freedom with an annual neighborhood parade. To prepare for Independence Day, we simply distribute flyers, post signs, plus invite our community Fire Station and Police Department. Parents decorate strollers, wagons (and their toddlers). Kiddos jazz up their [...]