We Are the Sum of Our Choices

Hugs. I truly believe they have medicinal powers, for both our bodies and our minds. I'm a big hugger. I'll hug you when I first see you...

Every time I travel to a new place, I bring home a magnet or a coffee mug. Lots of times both. My refrigerator and my cupboards are...

If you look closely at this picture, you'll see that the flag hanging on the light post has three words on it. Down to earth....

I signed up for one of those meal kit programs where you get meals delivered to your home. Thought it would be fun to try something new...

Warning! This post may trigger memories from your childhood... I pulled two boxes down from the upstairs closet. And one from the...

I've recently developed a love of craft beer. The dark ones. Especially the ones that taste like chocolate or vanilla. Or peanut...

I love the views from an airplane window. I have a few dozen pictures of them from the trips I've taken over the years. The way the sky...

Tuesday night, after cards and pie, my neighbor offered me a bag of Jell-O No-Bake cheesecake mix. Just the filling mix, not the pie...

I spent most of the day yesterday pulling weeds in my backyard. The weeds had grown tall, closing in on the trees and bushes that are...

It's Mother's Day. The one day each year that is dedicated to celebrating the massive amount of work it takes to be a mom. I'm not just...

I was given a flowering plant on the first day of my new job, not quite a month ago. I killed it already. I had it sitting on my desk,...

My lawn may not look like it, but it's bumpy. Ruts and holes where the rabbits (or maybe chipmunks) like to burrow underground. A few...

There's a stretch of highway in my town that has a stoplight every few blocks. If you hit it just right and they all turn green, you're...

On Friday after work, when I logged off and walked into my bathroom, this is what I saw. The empty bowl from my breakfast of yogurt and...

Five years ago, I wrote a blog about Signs. It was a tough time in my life. I was caught up in work stress and logistics with the kids...

Green beans. When my boys started eating solid foods, green beans were one of the first things we introduced. And they loved them! All I...

My heart was pounding in my chest. Had been for hours that day. Something wasn't right. In more ways than I even recognized at that...

I stood there in front of the stove, spoon in one hand, tongs in the other. Flipping the pork chops and stirring the rice at the same...

Blankets of white. As far as we can see. No idea what's underneath our feet. Or if there are obstacles in our path that might cause us...

It was a cold, windy, rainy run that night. There was standing water on the streets in downtown Las Vegas. Our running shoes soaked up...