We Are the Sum of Our Choices

I have never in my life had a green thumb. In fact, my thumb is black as midnight. People give me live plants and flowers and I admire...

Now that I'm a homeowner, I'm responsible for ensuring that my lawn is mowed on a regular basis. Much to my surprise, I actually really...

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...

When my dad passed away, I inherited something of his that was always an interesting conversation piece. It's a life-size knight in...

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...

There's a special place in my heart for one particular mountain on this earth. It symbolizes hope and love and an experience I had with...

Ah...the infamous "bucket list." I'm sure you've all heard that term before. Some of you may have a list written down with this actual...

The process of unpacking and organizing is an interesting one. I'm finding that while unpacking I'm taking more time to actually look at...

Well, we did it! I'm officially writing my first blog post from the new house. I'm exhausted and my legs hurt from so many trips up and...

This will be the last blog post I write from this apartment. As I sit here, surrounded by boxes and empty walls, I'm struggling a bit to...

I'm preparing for the next chapter in my life and we are getting ready to move from our apartment to a beautiful new house. I'm so...

For the past two weeks, with the way the holidays fell this year, I've felt like life was kind of all over the place. I'd wake up in the...

As we come to the end of 2018, I find it hard to believe that I've been blogging now for almost an entire year. After so many years of...

On the last trip my boys and I took to Seattle, Jacob helped finish a complex jigsaw puzzle that my uncle and cousin had been working on...

Life is like a book. Actually, not just any book. A choose your own adventure book (shout out to the 80's for those of us old enough to...

At work and at home, there are days when it feels like everything I am trying to do is impossible...like trying to nail jello to a tree....

I often wonder what goes through my cat's head when I am running around the apartment, trying to get everything done. Or what she...

Some days it feels like life is incredibly complicated, full of people that need things from me, meetings to run off to, and so many...