We Are the Sum of Our Choices

Yesterday, I finally had some free time to take care of things I've been neglecting, including Christmas shopping. Yep, I am feeling just...

I love flying. That feeling of soaring high above the clouds and looking down upon the earth from 30,000 feet is nothing short of amazing. Every single time I am on an airplane I'm in awe. We are fortunate to live in a place that is advanced enough to offer us so many conveniences. We have more things than ever that make our lives easier, yet we take so many of them for granted. We go about our lives assuming that when we flip the light switch, the power will come on.

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...

There's a building in San Francisco that caught my eye when I was there this past week. Unlike the other buildings that shaped the...

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...

The other day, my cat almost made me fall down the stairs. I was holding a cup of coffee in one hand and my laptop bag in the other. All...

Life has a funny way of taking twists and turns and sending us in unexpected directions. Sometimes we even end up completely sideways....

There's a sidewalk at the end of my street that just abruptly ends. Beyond the sidewalk is grass and trees, but no defined walkway....

There's nothing like the view from the stands on a crisp fall evening at a Friday night high school football game. I'm partial to the...

In eight days, it will be exactly eight months since we moved into our new house. There have been minor things to fix since then, but all...

Fall is my favorite time of year. We're not quite there yet, but we will be soon. I can't wait to break out my sweaters, boots and jeans!...

I put my garbage out this week on garbage day (Wednesday). Had the boys bring the garbage cans in at the end of the day. Assumed all...

If you could record any scene from your life so you could watch it over and over again, which one would you choose? This was the question...

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...

A warm summer evening. A majestic mountain. A shimmering full moon. And two women jaywalking across a busy highway to get the perfect...

I was reminded yesterday of just how tiny and insignificant I am in the grand scheme of this amazing life. Surrounded by ancient,...

I write a lot about perspective in my blog posts. Changing my perspective has been one of the greatest things that has happened to me...

A stop sign. A rainbow. An intersection. One forces you to put on the brakes, one shows you the beauty after a storm, and one presents...

Several nights this past week, my house has been overrun by teenage boys. I'm typically the only girl in the house (unless you count my...

Yesterday I was out in the sunshine and the heat at my son's baseball game. It was a beautiful day to be outside, but the sun beating...