This is not the first year my cheese balls have been to the Great Minnesota Get Together, but it is the first year I have offered them on sticks.

This past weekend, April 15th-17th, I had the privilege of speaking at a Mother Daughter Retreat at Camp Lebanon in Upsala, MN.  I went into the weekend completely drained, not knowing at the time that I had Mono (I found out on Monday).  Needless to say, I felt VERY weak and incapable.  I dug deep [...]

If you live in the Northern California area or will be near your computer tomorrow morning, April 16th, tune into Good Day Sacramento to watch me live on the morning news show.  I’ll be Skyped in sometime between 11:30am and noon Central Standard Time, but they’ll be highlighting me throughout the show, sharing videos and [...]

While at Panera this afternoon, wearing my cheese balls of course, a woman came up to me and asked if I was “THE Cheese Ball Chick”. “Like, the real one”, she said. After confirming that I was, she got teary eyed and told me that her daughter heard me speak at an event several months [...]

That’s right! I am now allowed to tell you that I will be on national television in less than one month! Be sure to tune in to ABC at 8/7 Central to watch me take spills and falls and compete for $50,000 on the popular tv show, Wipeout.

Last month my husband and I had the opportunity of a lifetime. Although we spoke at the Christian Academy of Guatemala and hiked an active volcano neither is the opportunity I am referring to. The opportunity and highlight of my year was when Craig and I were able to meet our sponsor child through a [...]

The cheese balls were a hit on the streets of Antigua! My snack pack was a hit among young and old! It didn’t take long for a crowd to gather as I dispensed cheese balls into precious little hands. This adorable girl followed me around the shops and brought her little brother and friends to [...]

  Craig and I had a wonderful time as we spoke at the Christian Academy of Guatemala. We had tons of fun getting to know the students and being reminded that truth, when spoken in love, bridges any cultural barrier. My cheese balls were hit every where I went in Guatemala, but especially among the [...]