One of my favorite memories from growing up is the time I spent with my mom watching Star Trek: The Next Generation, that’s STNG for those of us in the Trekkie world. We’d sit in my room on my bed and watch the latest episode. I loved it and still do. I love how everything […]

I didn’t get along with my dad very well as a tween or teen. I think there is plenty of blame to go around on both sides. My rudeness, ingratitude, and eye rolls certainly did not encourage his attempts to ask about my school day, yet he always did. I’ve apologized before and certainly apologize […]

  Sometimes appreciating where you are isn’t easy. School got out yesterday for  my three kiddos. I always find the end of the school year a conflicting time for me emotionally. On one hand, I am so excited. I can’t wait to start doing fun stuff with the kids like staying in pajamas until noon, […]

Thank You Letter – Because I Knew You I can’t help but preface my letters lately. I watched a video of the song “For Good”, from the musical Wicked. (If you haven’t heard this song you need to look it up on Youtube because it’s spectacular. In fact, here’s a link.) As I listened, I thought […]

No one likes to lose and I am no different. I grew up playing sports, lots of them, like three sports in high school and one year of college volleyball. However, I’m not sure you would call my sports career successful in the traditional sense. In high school, the best team record we ever had […]

    If you had told me when I was 15-years-old that I would be a homemaker, I probably would have growled at you and told you that was not happening. Oh, how I laugh at my teenage self. As a teen, I thought a homemaker was a maid that didn’t get paid. I’m sure that’s […]

I’m a little clumsy. I admit it. I own it. I’ve sprained both ankles in the same week…actually, I’ve broken a finger on each hand in the same week, on different days. Before you think I’m a walking insurance claim, I did grow up playing a lot of sports and that is how most of […]

Each summer my brother and I rode a horse to show at the County Fair. One summer I got Jumper for my horse. His name wasn’t actually Jumper but that’s what I called him because he spooked easily and I fell off a lot. He learned that once I fell off he could run back […]

  Inspiration is something I think most people need at some point. If I get into an exercising rut, I need to watch me some Jillian Michaels to motivate me to get off the couch. It works that way with many aspects of my life. Usually I’m a pretty self-motivated person but not always., especially […]