My husband and I had the privilege of celebrating our 24th anniversary this weekend. If I were to sum up our journey in a few words, I would say: marriage takes work. Perhaps that didn’t paint a flowery picture for you, but allow me to explain. When we were newlyweds, we thought we could wake […]
On our most recent vacation, my husband and I arrived at our destination and headed towards the rental car counter. This wasn’t my first rodeo (aka rental car experience) with him so I was ready. I grabbed our luggage and found a comfortable seat … armed with a book, my phone and the expectation that […]
My daughter was about to be voted in as the leadership representative from her class. I could feel it in my bones. The campaign preparation included an attractive poster – which included glitter, of course. We spent hours putting it together. And the speech was engaging, likening leadership qualities to items at a grocery store- […]
Tough Times
This year has been a challenging journey for me. There have been unexpected detours that felt overwhelming and stressful. Truthfully, they left me feeling weary. Some days all I could see was everything that had