Each year I pick a word to act as a touchstone throughout the year. Hope is my word for 2021

There is nothing like the holiday season to bring out the nostalgia in all of us. Each memory carefully unwrapped, admired and added to...

Do you know why leaves change color in the fall? I didn’t until I was watching my kindergartener’s science video. It turns out that...

What did the monk do before he reached enlightenment? He chopped wood and carried water. What did the monk do after he reached enlightenment

In May of 2019 I took a tumble down our stairs and sprained my ankle. By fall we realized non-invasive measures weren't working to heal...

Today there is fear, there is sadness, there is grief – and that’s just in our house. In difficult times I turn to my faith. I turn to...

12/28/2019 This time between Christmas and New Year’s is a strange no-man’s land of time.  The kids are out of school, so routines are...

04/07/2019 At the beginning of the year I said my word of the year was “Balance”.  As part of the ongoing process of finding my balance...

01/10/2019 I'm back after an insane holiday retail season. New Years is often a time of setting resolutions, but this year I'm choosing a...

05/20/2018 Let's face it, as a mom, wife and business owner it is easy to give to my friends and family without thinking of myself.   I...

11/20/2017 I have this oak table in my kitchen.  It’s nothing special to look at, a pedestal dark oak table with three leaves.    My...