We Are the Sum of Our Choices

My cat is such a diva. She literally thinks she owns the place. No matter where I am in the house, or what I am doing, she wants to be...

My new car warns me when it's cold outside. I'm not even joking. A warning comes up on my dash with a thermometer symbol and it ominously...

An empty bean bag, a 99 cent bag of pinto beans, and a stapler. Problem solved! I feel like we so often try to come up with complicated...

I've been rereading some of my recent posts this morning, which I often do to get into the zone on Sunday mornings before I write...

"Want a pickle?" - I heard a voice from behind me when I was sitting on the bleachers at my oldest son's baseball game yesterday. I...

Do you ever find yourself mesmerized by the dancing flames of a fire? The way they travel the length of the firewood and the logs crackle...

It's Mother's Day. A bittersweet holiday for me in general for a few reasons. But I'm not going to blog about those. I am going to blog...

I was in the car yesterday with my youngest son, Jacob, and we were talking about the scar on the back of my hand. It's a new one - I...

Do you ever have the opportunity to be still and listen to nothing? Depending on what stage of life you are in, that answer may vary. I'm...

This week was tough. I mean REALLY tough. There were a few days when I just wanted to throw up my hands and curl into a ball and cry. ...

You know those seemingly random things that happen to you every single day? The bits and pieces of your life that collectively paint the...

Yesterday, I was getting my house in order for a poker party with family. Running around with my music blaring, tidying up, and making...

I have always taken great pride in the fact that I am logical and "prepared" to handle the details in life. I'm generally very organized...