Blog Feed: Deliberate Legacies

Downshifting Sometimes IS the Solution

Published on 2011-01-02 22:55:55

Vacation is what you take when you can’t take what you’ve been taking any longer. – Lion from Wizard of Oz Time to hang up the Wii remote and put away Super Mario Galaxy 2.  Life starts up again tomorrow.  Eli is back to school. 

Name That Casserole

Published on 2011-01-01 23:58:06

As you can tell by the name of this entry, tonight’s dinner is still in search of a name.  It’s the new year, 2011,  and I while I make mental goals each year of upcoming goals I’d like to achieve, clearly one of the items that sh

Happy Birthday, Little Brother!

Published on 2010-11-30 00:34:21

There is a story in our family that must have some truth to it because it is retold by several family members and it never changes (which for our family is almost unheard of): When my brother was born, he had to spend a few extra days at the hospital

Hearts at Home…FOR FREE!

Published on 2010-10-20 10:25:17

Mom, do you know how valuable you are? Do the endless tasks of motherhood have you asking, what am I really accomplishing? Join me (Jessica Benzakein) and other wonderful moms for an amazing conference that has been transforming women in all ages a

Got Art?

Published on 2010-09-28 07:47:56

My son loves to create pieces of art… ok, pieces of art might be a stretch because often times the page will have a single colored line going down it and he considers the piece finished… wait, on second thought, I’ve seen some reall

Let He Who Is Perfect Cast The First Stone

Published on 2010-09-27 09:38:55

Sorry it’s been a while since I published anything… no, I wasn’t abducted by aliens, nor did I run off and join a circus (I didn’t have to run off – the circus came to me!)…life has been B-U-S-Y!  I do have some u

Pantry Party… Well, Sort Of…

Published on 2010-09-08 10:15:08

On Monday, my friend, Eileen, messaged me via Facebook and on my cell to see if I had any canned pumpkin for an experimental cake she was making.  (My friend is an awesome caketeer!  More about that another time.)  Anyways, I had to confess to he

Be the Buffalo and Ask the Turtle

Published on 2010-08-12 19:50:21

I was reading a magazine the other day…well, reading might be a stretch since most of my reading takes place in the only room I can get a few moments of peace and quiet – the bathroom – but my time in there has to be limited (or els

Thankful Tuesday – Dinga de Dinga Dong

Published on 2010-08-03 16:43:55

My husband’s birthday was July 1st and while I threw together a very impromptu dinner (“Haystacks”) and bought him a really cute cake (from the clearance rack at Wal-Mart… cute AND 40% off!), I never properly expressed just how thankful I am

This Is Great, But…

Published on 2010-08-03 00:03:48

Too many people miss the silver lining because they’re expecting gold. – Maurice Selter We love food in the Benzakein household.  Eli will often come and ask me what healthy food he can eat in order to have the junk food that he really w