We Are the Sum of Our Choices

I grew up in a small town. Never considered myself a city girl. But I do appreciate a beautiful city skyline. It reminds me of how...

Once a month, I travel to the Green Bay area for work. Near the hotel where I stay, there's a beautiful church with a steeple that peeks...

I love wrapping presents. But I'll admit I'm not the best at it. I tend to tear the edges of the wrapping paper when I cut it. For...

I love the Pacific Northwest. The way the air smells The towering fir trees. How green and alive everything is. It's all beautiful. But...

It was early in the morning. The house was mostly dark. I was putting away laundry that had been sitting in the dryer for a few days. As...

I was out in Maine a few weeks ago with some of my best friends. We're on a mission to visit (and hike in) a different National Park...

There's work being done on the street in front of my house. The crews from the city came and put flags all around my yard. Red ones. I...

I saw it on the way up the hill. And paused to look back at it when we got to the top. The street sign read: "Point of View."...

It's that season in Wisconsin. Orange barrels and cones litter our streets and highways. We are forced to slow down or detour. It takes...

Creamy chicken and potato soup. One of my favorites on a cold, winter day. Add a few crackers to dip into it and you've got comfort food...

The other night I chose to go for a walk instead of sit at the bar and have a drink at my hotel. And I caught this amazing sunset along...

We're in that season. Of graduations and transitions. Our kids growing up and going off to the next chapters of their lives as they...

I was mowing my lawn the other day, and I just happened to look over at the side of my house. I've lived here 5 1/2 years. And I have...

I often write about being authentic. Showing who we really are to the world around us. Speaking our truth. And being courageous. Friday,...

My favorite coffee mug. In pieces. It had slipped out of my hands when I was taking it out of the dishwasher. I tried to glue it back...

A couple weeks ago, the doorknob on my basement door broke. Ryder was downstairs and couldn't get the door open when he came up. That...

The trees formed a bridge over our heads. Casting shade along the path. It was dusk. That period of time between light and dark, day and...

I put a little too much syrup on these mini waffles at breakfast a few weeks ago. But man, did they taste good! We went for a long walk...

At the Walmart near me, the candy is in the same aisle as the frozen vegetables. How's that for irony? All of the chocolates and sweets...

Five and a half hours of driving. That's what we were faced with on Monday afternoon. All because I had forgotten my laptop in Door...