There is a funny thing called shame. When it creeps up, it can shift how you feel inside. One of my girls recently gave in to some peer pressure and did something unkind to another friend (although nothing earth-shattering). When she came into the house, her whole demeanor was off. I knew something was up.… Read More
We were recently having dinner and talking about work and sharing team challenges, whether it is project team dynamics, or helping new team members get up to speed on the job. Delaney lingered at the dinner table that night, listening to Jarrod and I share stories, and at one point, I turned to her and… Read More
For Delaney, she has waited four years to be part of the big kids, the ones in charge at school. Her have fun goal includes being a bus safety monitor, which means she is a leader who manages the chaos. It also entails playing an active role in the student council, leading the school to… Read More
As adults we discuss our goals on a frequent basis, whether they are family goals, financial goals, or business goals. We recently asked Delaney at dinner if she had given any thoughts to specific goals for the new school year. It became very clear that not only had she thought about it, she was very… Read More
This year marks 4 years since I have been creating blog posts. It started out as a way to express we all have challenges in life, but we can rise above it and enjoy each day being our best self. It still is just that. I have learned a lot about myself over the four… Read More
“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall……” -Oscar Wilde Enjoy the last bit of summer this weekend has in store. Come Tuesday we are starting a new season of life. A season that can bring happiness, change, challenges, blessings and most of all, another opportunity to become our best self and love living who… Read More
Recently Delaney went to Bring Your Kids to Work Day. There was a wealth of information she got to share on her name tag. The front side had her picture and she got to pick her favorite thing; that made me super proud because she wrote her family (and she did not know when writing… Read More
If you know me personally, you know I can sleep anywhere, at a minute’s notice too. I recently realized why, and I want to share my secret. Every time I close my eyes, I immediately – like a reflex – say a prayer. It is the same prayer every time. I was taught it as… Read More
Every August for the past 14 years, I have been blessed to get a night or two away with a dear friend who has a beach house. We sit on the beach for hours and ignore any clock. We talk about everything that is happening in our lives, the good, the bad, the ugly. We… Read More
It is going to get raw, buckle-up! I have put on weight, I know it. Maybe not as it was happening, in the moment when I was eating that dessert I did not need or having the second glass of wine. But one day, I woke up and said, enough; this is not me, not… Read More