We Are the Sum of Our Choices

Patterns are all around us - in the pictures we take, the books we read, the dreams we have, even in the ordinary things that surround us...

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...

Time. The cadence of our lives is dictated by the concept of 60 minutes in every hour, 24 hours in every day, 365 days in every year...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Pictures of smiling families, perfectly arranged tables with a beautiful meal that is cooked just right, decorations shining brightly,...

It's that time of year again. A time for traditions and special moments with family. Friday night I nearly had a Christmas tradition...

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...

Don't cry over spilled milk... How many times in your life have you heard that saying? Yesterday, when I was making breakfast, I dropped...