Twenty seven years ago, I met a girl named Michelle. We've been friends ever since and seen each other through too many seasons of life to count. Michelle is a nurse and chooses to travel in her career by picking [...]
There is a saying that is painted on the wall of my old house — the house I just moved out of. It says… In this house… We do real. We do mistakes. We do I’m sorry. We do second [...]
I am a terrible decision maker. T-e-r-r-i-b-l-e. I am also a perfectionist. The idea that I can make a choice now that I later realize is not the absolute best choice drives me insane. And let me tell ya... Perfectionism and decision-making [...]
Sometimes you plan. I booked my flight. I carefully decided on the best time to leave given when I needed to arrive and what worked best for my family schedule. I booked the hotel room and worked really hard to find [...]
It's 10:26 p.m. And I'm forcing myself to write this blog post. It's almost like I'm sitting here with my eyes propped open with toothpicks (remember those cartoons where the characters would do this to stay awake). And the thing [...]
My last post was 12/1. I settled in for the month of December to do a bit of a digital detox and to also step back and think about what I wanted to write and talk about in 2015. It was great. Until 12/30. [...]
If you’ve been reading my blog or following me on social media lately, you’ve heard me talk about my Mercy Marathon. I’m currently training to run a marathon on December 14th. But I’m not running just for me. I'm delighted to [...]
Today is a continuation of my conversation/podcast with my friend, Elizabeth Foss. Did you miss yesterday's podcast? If so, you can listen to it HERE! Because we've never had the chance to chat on the phone for any length of time, [...]
How was your weekend? Mine was wonderful. My daughter got married. It's official. I'm a mother-in-law (or mother-in-love as I prefer to say). Don't be surprised over the next days, weeks, and months if I use that as some kind [...]
My Monday is a bit of a mess. There is a podcast and I'll get to that in just a minute. Oh! And there are some FREEBIES, but I'll get to that in a minute too. But my blog post [...]
