We Are the Sum of Our Choices

Driving home from work one night this week, a bug landed on my windshield at a stoplight. It was kind of a reddish brown color, a cross...

A scoresheet from mini-golf, a smelly pair of gripper socks from the trampoline-jumping place, and three quarters. That's what I saw...

A rough day at work, a traffic jam on the drive home, a messy house and crabby kids when you get there. What do all of these things have...

Some days this journey takes my breath away. It's been a week of memorable moments and they have made me reflect on life and the...

It's been a whirlwind since we got back from vacation, and now it almost feels like we were never gone. I don't want to lose the way it...

On our flight into Seattle last week, I took in the view from the window of the plane and thought about all of the life going on 30,000...

I am grateful to be able to be writing this blog post from the patio of my aunt and uncle's guesthouse in Puyallup, Washington. There's...

Do you remember playing Hide and Seek when you were young, and the thrill you felt when you found that perfect hiding spot? Sitting...

It was a history-making day at the ballpark yesterday, as our own Ixonia Pony team won the end of season baseball tournament for the...

Yesterday, Ryder hit his first ever home run over the fence at his baseball game. It was amazing to watch the perfect arc of the ball as...

Isn't it funny when you have kids and your whole life seems to be consumed with the responsibility of making sure that they grow up to be...

If life had a reset button, would you push it? What would you change? Are there decisions you wish you had made differently, or not made...

It's been another fun holiday weekend with family and friends. A much needed, wonderfully relaxing way to reset and recharge after a...

I was at a band Friday night at our city beach, and there was a group of little kids in front of the stage, ranging in age from 2 years...

I have always been a bit of a Type A personality. I'm very organized and detailed and I hate being late or missing a deadline. This in itself isn't a bad thing and has served me well in many ways. Especially when it comes to ensuring that we are on time for things, building a successful career, and keeping up with school activities and forms and paperwork. But sometimes, I can let this need to be organized and on top of everything take the fun and meaning out of life. I

The other day my 14-year-old asked me if I was a "wizard" because I was somehow able to fix his shorts after they had come out of the...

Tomorrow I turn 43 years old. I've lived on this earth for more than 22 million minutes. It literally blows my mind when I think about...

As I sit down to write my blog, I'm struggling to find the right words to capture my thoughts today. There's such a feeling of peace,...

This is one of my absolute favorite pictures - taken five years ago. It was a rare Saturday morning at home where the boys and I had...

It's May, and you know what that means. Every possible end of year school activity is happening, spring and summer sports are colliding,...