We Are the Sum of Our Choices

Who remembers having a mood ring when they were a kid? Well, turns out they are still around. I ended up getting one the other day after...

A row of beautiful palm trees on the beach, swaying in the wind. One rises much taller than the rest - standing alone against the...

A few weeks ago, on my way to work, I rounded a bend and the view took my breath away. I was so struck by it that I had to stop and take...

Sometimes holidays just aren't that happy. Let's be real and face it.

I own a pair of 5-pound weights that are always in the corner in my living room, waiting for me to pick them up. I walk by them every...

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...

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....

A crisp fall morning. An invigorating run around a beautiful lake. A peaceful place to sit and enjoy the view. I could almost hear these...

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...

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...