On the way home from school the other day, our daughter asked me what we had going on after school. I reminded her of the few things we had to do when we got home, then I said the magic words: “But I think that’s it.” She replied with a relieved sigh saying, “Oh good,…
Do you remember when there wasn’t such a thing as non-stop news? When you didn’t feel you had a take a side on every social issue at any given moment? When you didn’t have to battle your dependance on social media, like reels, shorts, and trends? When our source of news was simply the newspaper…
I was 17, in the pediatric ICU, attempting to take my first steps after my initial open heart surgery to correct a congenital heart defect. This was a big deal, since walking meant steps closer to discharge. As I gingerly walked past the nurse’s station, with wires holding my sternum together, one particular nurse asked…
A friend recently shared a story with me that I wanted to share with you (with her permission): “I was at Gemmen’s and an elderly man had his wife on speaker phone. He was calling her to ask her opinion on hoses. They finished their conversation and he said, “Do you need anything from here?”…
Do you feel fully alive? I know that may sound like a strange question, but if someone were to ask you that question, what would be your answer? Our culture gives us LOTS of ideas on how to be fully alive – especially how to LOOK fully alive. Think about the beauty industry. We are…
Now that school’s out, I get to take Mazy grocery shopping with me! Now granted, our daughter is 11 years old, so grocery shopping with a kiddo is MUCH easier than it used to be! I say that for all those mamas out there who are just trying to survive the dreaded trip each week,…
