It started a month or so ago when I was reading a blog.  It’s a family friend  who has two children that God made uniquely but wonderfully special.  (If you want to be inspired by her faith and journey, check it out at – http://baseballsbutterfliesblessings.blogspot.com/) She recently had her son’s super hero birthday party and mentioned the great [...]

Fisher Price makes a nativity set in its Little People collection. It’s great because of instead of it being a manger that your children can’t touch, it is made for them to play with. Since I have kicked off the season early, it has made an entrance. The other day I hear from the kitchen [...]

The Research and Development Department (which I am a part of), stays quite busy designing, planning, coding, researching, testing, and writing all of the many updates to the many ACS Technologies products.  Even if the floor might be a bit quiet at times, there is a lot going on!  Yesterday, we all gathered for a [...]

2011 is coming to a close, and we can see 2012 just around the corner.  Before long, the television shows and magazines reviewing the top events and people of the year will be out.  It seems now that I don’t write out the year on many things, with checks being few and far between and [...]

Think of what can be done and needs to be done in the software for this time of year. Make your list and check it twice! Look through the Constant Contact holiday designs for any festive templates for special communications. Make sure your published calendars are up to date. Set up any special events that need to allow for sign ups. Create any special holiday funds for Online Giving.

There is a local hamburger spot in my hometown that I love.  I’m not sure whether it is the grease on the grill, a secret sauce on the meat, or the perfect combination of ketchup and mustard that make it just right.  Whether you get them “to go” or eat inside, they are the best.  [...]

Every day when I get the mail, my son excitedly asks if there is anything for him. The other day, he spotted something before I could go through it. A costume catalog!  He has quite a vivid imagination, and it is rare for him to go somewhere without a cape, boots, or a special hat. [...]

Last week to kill time while waiting on an appointment, I opened Facebook on my phone.  There was a lot of commotion in the Facebook community – they had changed the interface.  Users were up in arms, “how dare they,” “bring it back,” “this is different!”  Instead of status updates about children and daily routines, [...]

We recently started Netflix in our house.  One of the main reasons was  the upcoming arrival of a baby.  The irony with a new baby is that you are completely exhausted, but you spend a lot of time watching tv (while feeding).  Or at least, that’s my irony.  Instead of movies, I wanted a series to [...]

ACS Technologies is headquartered in Florence, SC, where I live. I grew up in Texas, though. I adore much of living in South Carolina but it is hard to have children so far away from my parents, though. I remember once as a child hearing a friend tell my Dad, “you’ll never regret a trip you [...]