Friendship
Vulnerability
My 17 year old son says that the movie, The Greatest Showman, has changed his life. He has seen it three times. I've been only once, but it does have a profound effect on any age. (If you didn't see the movie) The movie is based on the life of PT Barnum, his...
read moreMy Year of Release: De-Cluttering The “Invisible” Junk
Summer! A time when our family schedule moves a little slower, and I can work on projects that get lost during the rush of the school year, when my schedule is totally dictated by kids’ sports and dance and school commitments. You might remember, I quit the New...
read moreCarrying My Canoe
We love spending time at our favorite lake in the summer. I love watching the water in all its moods - but when it's calm and still like glass, nothing beats taking the canoe and spending some peaceful moments paddling along the shore. My son even took this...
read moreOver The Goal Line
You can’t beat fall. Football is what ushers it in for me every year. There is a giddiness among the gentleman in our home. Last Saturday was our 2nd time to watch the Hogs play this season. I still don’t know all of the rules, and it doesn’t do a whole lot for...
read moreWish Lists & To Do Lists
When school let out for the summer, my kids had lots of plans for what they wanted to do (or not do). Their dreams were pretty simple.... swim every day! stay up past midnight and then sleep late! hang out with my friends all day! My summer lists were more about...
read moreWhen Chasing Unicorns, You Have to Think Positive
When my girls were little they loved unicorns. Maybe because they were so girly and special and magical looking - the stuffed kind usually came pure white, with pink or purple manes and sparkly horns. Do you know what a unicorn is? Really? I looked it up. It's...
read more‘Walking the Walk’ in Friendship
If the first rule of real estate is location, location, location, then the first rule of relationships is communication, communication, communication. But then - there's middle school. My 13-year-old daughter came home with a sad tale of a disagreement with a friend....
read moreVictory Lap!
Let me just start this post with a warning: expect total hideous (and possibly humiliating) honesty here. Notice I left out the word "profound." This is a pretty surface-y piece of writing....but words won't be minced. Some days I feel like a total failure....
read moreShow the Love February Giveaway!
It's February! It's the month for celebrating all types of love: the hearts-and-flowers-and-candy kind, the kiddos' cupcakes- and-class parties-and-Valentine-boxes kind, the treat-your-friends-to-coffee kind, and the forgive your husband if he rushes in late to give...
read moreThe Search for Happiness: (Sort of) A Movie Recap…
Looking for a good movie this weekend? E and I found a quiet gem to rent while the kids were away at camp this summer. "Hector & The Search for Happiness" is the story of a quirky psychiatrist (Hector) and his journey, through travel and experiences, to seek out the...
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