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I have started therapy once a week. 9 AM on Mondays has become a sacred space and time I don’t want to miss. There is headway being made. If you have ever done therapy and really wanted it to work, you have to do the work. Therapy is not for the faint of heart. When [...]
This may be a silly idea, but this silly idea has been swirling around in my head so much so, it woke me up this morning and it started writing itself in my head. So here I am at my computer typing it out to you, dear reader, whoever and wherever you may be. I [...]
When did we start measuring ourselves? Sizing up our worth? Is it a curse of the human condition? Some humans can live content, settled into a comfortable rhythm with confidence to spare. While others stare into their worth like it's some sort of abyss. I am the second, obviously. I don't know about you, but [...]
Sometimes I wonder if I would survive better with my heart hardened in this world. Whether it is unprovoked war, pandemic, death, famine, or hate focused on the vulnerable the news seems to spew despair in some form or the other on a daily basis. Well, I am not sure we should even call it [...]
Dark skies matched my mood on my walk today. The sadness in my heart threatened to cast me into a river of despair. I was close to sinking deep under the surface. Our family has lived some of our most challenging days this past month. I know tragedy triggered the chasm that opened up and [...]
Fridays are usually my kids favorite days. No homework means straight up fun all afternoon. After the first full week of school I thought my kids would be stoked that Friday afternoon had finally arrived. All seemed good in the car. Of course my momdar (mom + radar) should have gone off when my daughter [...]
Each year I do a fundraiser and then deliver gifts to 25 people (1 each day in December) to people who need a little extra cheer. These people usually have touched, inspired, or changed someone's life in our community (or far away - we have delivered to Denver, Utah, and well all over actually) and they [...]
My heart is heavy tonight as I write my life lessons post for late June/half way through July, but I still felt this need to write so here I am. I am going to start with the heavy. We need to pray people... France, Dallas, Baton Rouge, the whole globe. We need to take a [...]
In a world that always has fire-breathing dragons we need life-breathers, too. Yesterday was like any other day; work steadily flowing in and projects to complete, kids to love and instruct, bickering to manage, meals to prepare, guilt and stress to squelch, and of course the echoes of the outside world that sneak into our [...]
Tonight our family went to the local elementary school talent show. My daughter was singing Tim McGraw's Humble & Kind. This show was something so special. There were acts with kids dancing, singing, playing the guitar, clarinet, piano, recorder and trumpet. One child solved the rubik's cube in 56 seconds. There were classes that performed [...]
Today I am wearing my lucky socks one last time. I love these socks, despite the hole that has appeared in my left heel and I think they deserve to be worn one last time. These socks have been around for the birth of 3 of my 4 children. They still fit! Not something that [...]
I want you to meet someone remarkable today. Her name is Livy. At 22 months Livy was diagnosed with Gorlin Syndrome; this is a genetic syndrome that causes the body to create cancerous and noncancerous tumors to grow. In August of 2015, Livy was diagnosed with brain tumors or medulloblastomas. She can not tolerate radiation treatments, [...]
First let me introduce you to Jane and Hilda. Jane nominated Hilda for Holiday Cheer this year. Jane and Hilda are great friends and definitely teaching BFFs. If you aren't clear on what that is exactly, this Buzz Feed post here will help you out. They have been friends for years, taking trips, teaching together [...]
Roughly 7 years ago I met Raya. We met through work; I was training her on a new software. She was bubbly, friendly and it didn't matter when I saw her she was always fashionable, always with great shoes. Raya isn't afraid to speak her mind or express her feelings. We quickly became friends and [...]
Life is its own protection from death - Aliza Hubbs Aliza, the artist, is today's recipient. Aliza is a warrior, a true survivor. But more importantly she is a wife, friend, sister, daughter, mother. I met Aliza in junior high. She was always kind, generous, and lived with such an open heart. She and I [...]