Nine years ago, I was a mom of a 19 year old, an 18 year old, a 15 year old and a 12 year old. My husband commuted to a job 90 minutes...

Once upon a time, there was a woman who was sad. About a year ago, she was skipping along, busy as a bee, marching to the beat of getting...

I CAN'T STOP STARING AT MY TREE. For the first time ever in the history of my "very-organized-and-get-it-all-put-away" self, I decided...

Earlier this week, I was cleaning up holiday stuff and my body was showing all those tell-tale symptoms of anxiety. SHAKY. RACING MIND....

Smack dab in the middle of the mayhem of the news yesterday, I received a text from my daughter about her car not starting. She was very...

This picture sums up the last 10 days in all its family holiday glory. empty lint roller candles Christmas stockings almond butter...

It was not my favorite tree by a long shot. It was tall and skinny and not very full. But we cut it down and put it on top of our car....

This is me in all my weird glory yesterday morning. Fighting for what I love to do. Love on people in person. Fighting for who I love to...

19 weeks. The time between our clocks “falling back” to “springing ahead.” 19 weeks. DARKNESS comes earlier and there is almost a...

This season of our marriage has been down-right hard. The stress of half-empty-nesting, the pandemic and job insecurity is taking its...

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” a question I was asked as a child over and over again. Even now, I find myself again in the...

17,000,000. The number of apps to manage to-do lists. TOP priority. Get ‘er done. The feeling of accomplishment. Promised peace at the...

It can feel like HATE is winning. Fear creeps into our skin and buries deep within us, tearing our souls in shreds. Despair tangles her...

3:30 am “Are you doing okay?” my husband asks. “It seems like you are having a hard time sleeping.” “I just had to pee,” I respond....

THIS HUSBAND OF MINE... A man who with impeccable integrity. A man who wants to be liked by all. A man who gives his all until the end. A...

Blew it. Gave the driver in the next car a dirty look. Blew it again. Hung up the phone on your cable company's customer service. Blew it...

My Dear Fellow-Americans, I know you are hurting because I am too. It's all just NOT right. The people who are supposed to lead us...

It’s happening again. I'm tripping over them. I'm listening to them crackle down from the trees. Acorns are falling. Everywhere. I...

It’s easy to spiral into hopelessness when checking out the news or social media. Covid. Politics. Shootings. Sex-trafficking. Addiction....

There's no five-year plan right now. There's hardly a five-day plan. I'm the queen of plans. To-do-lists. Schedules. Goals. I'm used to...