We Are the Sum of Our Choices

In eight days, it will be exactly eight months since we moved into our new house. There have been minor things to fix since then, but all...

Fall is my favorite time of year. We're not quite there yet, but we will be soon. I can't wait to break out my sweaters, boots and jeans!...

I put my garbage out this week on garbage day (Wednesday). Had the boys bring the garbage cans in at the end of the day. Assumed all...

If you could record any scene from your life so you could watch it over and over again, which one would you choose? This was the question...

I've been rereading some of my recent posts this morning, which I often do to get into the zone on Sunday mornings before I write...

A warm summer evening. A majestic mountain. A shimmering full moon. And two women jaywalking across a busy highway to get the perfect...

I was reminded yesterday of just how tiny and insignificant I am in the grand scheme of this amazing life. Surrounded by ancient,...

I write a lot about perspective in my blog posts. Changing my perspective has been one of the greatest things that has happened to me...

A stop sign. A rainbow. An intersection. One forces you to put on the brakes, one shows you the beauty after a storm, and one presents...

Several nights this past week, my house has been overrun by teenage boys. I'm typically the only girl in the house (unless you count my...

Yesterday I was out in the sunshine and the heat at my son's baseball game. It was a beautiful day to be outside, but the sun beating...

I am blessed to have a large, active family. We have birthday parties and poker nights and camp together in the summer on all the major...

"Want a pickle?" - I heard a voice from behind me when I was sitting on the bleachers at my oldest son's baseball game yesterday. I...

I have never in my life had a green thumb. In fact, my thumb is black as midnight. People give me live plants and flowers and I admire...

Now that I'm a homeowner, I'm responsible for ensuring that my lawn is mowed on a regular basis. Much to my surprise, I actually really...

Since my last blog post, I've had a birthday. I'm now 44 years old. One more year went down in history as I said goodbye to 43. It was a...

Remember those books where you choose from multiple options and depending on which choice you make, your story unfolds in different ways?...

Do you ever find yourself mesmerized by the dancing flames of a fire? The way they travel the length of the firewood and the logs crackle...

I close my eyes. Take a deep breath. Hear the silence surrounding me. And I reflect... I think about my life and all of the experiences...

It's Mother's Day. A bittersweet holiday for me in general for a few reasons. But I'm not going to blog about those. I am going to blog...