Jonathan, You are marrying my baby girl. The one that I shared an actual heartbeat with. That’s a big deal. That takes some processing....

Ashley is our second child. The one we planned to come two years after her big sister. Life took some turns and because I was exposed to...

On October 18th, 2024 I posted to my Facebook page. I knew for months leading up to the election that I was going to post and I was only...

A repost because it's Fathers Day and some things change over time... but some things don't. Today is my Dad’s 75th birthday. My...

Menopause I’d love to find a page in a diary of my grandmother(s) that told me what life was like for them in their fifties. My Grandma...

It was mid-January when Roscoe (the very sweet three-legged Labrador rescue) greeted us at their door with a BIG BROTHER bandana and the...

It was early February when Ashley’s boyfriend started talking about a virus spreading in China. Jonathan pays attention more than most...

I remember as a child going to my Grandparent’s house almost every Sunday night for dinner. There would often be four generations...

I've been reading an audio book called Write For Your Life by Anna Quindlen. I think this book has finally given me the permission I've...

The texts had been going back and forth for months with updates on Skeet. We called our group “Team Skeet”. This was the mechanism we...

I have to admit that in this category, I won the lottery of life. I’ve got an older sister, then my brother, and then me. We are all two...

Each morning on my way to work I pull out of my neighborhood and immediately take a quick right turn into the church that sits not even a...

What is uniquely us is not by accident. Although I’ve often wondered with why it appears that some people have so much in life and some...

“Poppy”, just write about him. That’s all that was written in my notes. Waiting for me were those simple words “just write about him”. ...

Oh my Tucker where do I start. Imagine having two of the most adorably sweet doggies that could ever warm your heart every time you...

Sometimes courage is our only option. Choose courage. Choose joy.

The best advice you'll ever get: For the love of God go to bed angry. No good can come from fighting until dawn or fighting through...

My task above all others this year was not to miss a thing. I was to be present, grateful, and in every moment. Easy right?

"I do not yet know what I carry in my heart, but I trust it will emerge as I write." Henry Nowman

I’m certain that we all have desires and dreams deep within that given the opportunity, given life could be game changers of the future.