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Often I feel like I am always late in the game of life. Late in my career compared to my peers, late to investing in the good deals, and just generally feeling like I am behind the 8 ball, so to speak.  Sometimes when I think about it too long, it’s easy to only see

Last night, I sat on the edge of my daughter’s bed as she was getting ready to sleep. Now that she’s older, bedtime stories have transitioned from silly made-up adventures to deeper real-life conversations. Stressors at school, teachers, and relationships are just a few of the topics we chat about in the dark. Sometimes we

I had changed into the hospital gown and was laying down on the hospital bed.  The nurses were starting my IV and I was feeling something…indescribable. Excited? Nervous? Exhausted? All the things. I was in labor with our son and at any given moment, I could have burst into tears because I had all the

It was the beginning of the school year. I watched her as she stood there, waiting for the school bus. Would she remember her bus number? Would it get her to school on time? Was the bus driver nice? All the things. All the things I worry about- they seem minor, but somehow my heart

Earlier this year, my son had a health scare. He was over at a friend’s house and had a seizure. They were playing football in the house (because this what we do), and my friend heard the ball hit the wall. She turned around at the exact moment that he started to fall down. She

There has been one constant since I was a little girl. Being at church on Sunday mornings. The pandemic interrupted my track record for a bit, but I got back as soon as they opened the doors. I could have easily skipped church while I was in college…but it was so ingrained in me to

A few weeks ago, we got decked out and attended my cousin’s wedding.  The four of us got dressed up, curled our hairs (those of us that could), put on make up (again, those of us that could), dug up our dancing shoes and had a great time. The wedding was beautiful.  The food was

My son wanted to see the “list”.   Years before I met my husband, I had written down all the qualities I was looking for in a spouse.   My kids learned about this list and my son had been begging to see it.   So there we were on the car ride home from

I remember exactly where we were at. Dad and I were in our car at the bank’s drive-thru lane. I watched as the cylinder carrier zoomed up papers through the vertical tube to the teller inside the building. It was a very long line with about four cars ahead of us, and Dad used that

My kids have been back at school for 2 weeks now.  The weeks before are always filled with anticipation- and dread.  They eagerly await the email that says who their teacher will be for the year.  This year, my son started middle school, so he had a full on schedule with 8 periods and their