Something has been weighing on my heart lately – quite literally. On a day filled with heartfelt gifts, I’ve been thinking about a recent gift of honest, real information that helped change my perspective and most important: it’s helping me course correct. This week, I underwent a heart catheterization. Since January, I’ve gone through a...
Here’s the story. March of 2000. As I was leaving the doctor’s office with two-year-old Clay and four-month-old Emma, I really, really needed the restroom. I locked us in and set Emma in her carrier next to me. I clasped Clay’s hands between mine, gazed into his eyes and told him to stay close. He...
Pro tip, life skill…no matter what you call it, knowing how to steep a cup of tea is essential. No need to buckle in, this is going to be a short blog post! That’s because tea is not complicated. A cup, an infuser and hot water. That’s all you need. Oh, and don’t forget the...
My mom is a practical, no nonsense lady. She has great style and a charming wit that I’m constantly trying to match. I remember wanting her to have something very fancy for Mother’s Day-something she would never buy for herself. I talked my dad into purchasing pink fuzzy slippers. To this day, my mom chuckles...