I have always been a diet soda drinker.  Yes, even as a kid there would be empty glass bottles of diet soda that I would sneak the last s...

Do you ever have one of those years?  You know what I mean, one of those years that left an impression on you that cannot be erased and w...

You know the worst thing about the unexpected, is it is just that…unexpected.  It started out like every other morning complete with me s...

I’m 42 years old.  It’s not that I turned 42 today or anything, but on this Monday immediately following Daylight Savings Time adjustment...

There was a time not so long ago when I lived in a house that was constantly under various stages of construction. Sometimes there was a...

Raising two girls kept my house full of action, unexpected outbursts of Disney Princess songs, and what I have lovingly named “estrogen g...

I’ve always been independant.  Well, I’ve always tried to be independant.  My mom tells an adorable story about when I was 18 months old ...

When I was a little girl my mom and her siblings would all bring their families together for holidays.  We’re talking Christmas, New Year...

When my youngest daughter was in Kindergarten, she began to do what she could to prepare for the life ahead of her.  While she was still ...

My life hasn’t been that different than the jugglers really.  I have taken one ball at a time and began to orchestrate a delicate dance o...

My grandpa loved football.  He spent most weekends with his eyes focused on the television, cheering for whatever team was winning at the...

One day at the ripe mature age of 17, I was running around with my friends.  There was this special place tucked back in the woods where ...

It was a surprise being a mom at the age of 20. Being a mom wasn’t a “party” kind of surprise, I always knew I wanted to be a mom, but b...

It’s not that I planned on being pregnant at 19. I mean don’t get me wrong I wasn’t an “afterschool special” or anything. I was married a...

When I was a kid we would often spend holidays with my extended family. Not just Thanksgiving and Christmas, (although those were some of...

I grew up in a household with a charismatic, charming, entertaining brother who had a moral opposition to dead air space. He was infectio...

Smart phones have changed our lives. I mean sure, they allow us to carry around maps, an encyclopedia, a bible, a camera, news, weather, ...

There are certain special moments that young parents experience with their young children. There are first words, rolling over for the fi...

At the ripe old age of 41 years old, I find myself in the position of planning a wedding. Although I admit there is very little actual “w...

The next morning after our shopping experience, I laid her brand new dress on her bed, I choose shoes from her closet that would most ap...