This is one of those posts that I’ve dreaded writing. Seriously. When this topic came up last week and my husband suggested that this was a blog post idea, I immediately resisted. It’s too raw, too emotional, and even embarrassing. How is it that…
It’s officially Christmas season! I’m a stickler for keeping Christmas after Thanksgiving. It feels like the retail industry wants to push us earlier into Christmas every year. I know some people just love Christmas and decorating and all that so much that they…
We’re making cookies together! It’s Thanksgiving week and as you read this, the big Thanksgiving dinner is upon us! I’m getting my last minute preparations done, because before you know it, I’ll be in the office with the crazy that comes after a holiday…
I was doing so well. It was just a few weeks ago that I was away on a solo retreat. When I got back, I was rested, focused, relaxed and ready to engage. I don’t know what happened… Right after I got back…
Have you ever spent a day in silence? My designs in the sand Last week I went away for four and a half days. Alone. Let me tell you how this came about… I’ve been wanting to go on a girl’s trip for…
My mom is an artist. Before she was a wife, a mom, a social worker, or an executive, even before she was a college student, my mom was an artist. Right now in my parent’s home hangs a painting of a mother and infant…
I was sitting here, staring at the computer screen and wondering if I had anything to write about this week. I’ve been up between 430 and 5 every day, driving in horrendous traffic for meetings and hospital work. I got some criticism at work this…
I missed you last week! I had a good reason for being absent though… Our family took our summer vacation. Yes, it’s late, but officially it’s still summer for a few more days, so it counts! The kids had been after us to go…
I bought a car magnet that says, “Kindness Matters” out of a catalog a few years ago. The intention of the magnet was to encourage other drivers around you to be more considerate on the road, maybe to help decrease road rage and foster a…
This is a question I’ve been asking myself much more recently. I hear you thinking already, “Yep, she’s finally cracked up.” It does sound a little funny, doesn’t it? We ask a version of this to people when we greet them. We ask, “How…