Pardon me while I blow a little dust off the old blog here...the end of 2019 was crazy busy and in the midst I lost some focus and quite frankly some desire on the creative / writing side. That happens to me from time to time when I hunker down in the middle of a …
Day 7
Back on Monday, after returning from our visit to Chicago, I decided to get my eating back on track. I was feeling so bloated, so over sugared and out of control I knew the best way to do this was to commit to a new Whole30. I've done it before, successfully, and really it's closer …
Whirl-windy City visit….
This past weekend my daughter and I whisked away for a quick trip to Chicago to see my cousin's daughter get married. Such a lovely occassion to share with family. It was so nice to bring Kenzie with me to meet family she doesn't already know. We come from a big, greek family that my …
Wonderfully made…
This weekend 90 ladies from our church, or with connections to others in our church, gathered in the North Carolina mountains for our annual women's retreat. We come together for two days in this lovely area to rest, build friendships and enjoy spiritual renewal. And I am all about this get away. When last we …
One year later…
A year ago today, about this time, I was prepping for surgery to remove a small tumor and the cancer from my left breast. I was nervous but eager to rid myself of this thing that was invading my tissue and had become for a short time the focus of my life. I was anxious …
Reframing…
Have you ever stumbled upon a book that was so earth shattering...literally life changing that you a) couldn't put it down; and b) couldn't stop telling everyone about it? That book is sitting next to me as I write in this moment. "You are the Girl for the Job," by Jess Connolly has literally rocked …
Remembering who I am…
It's been an intersting ride these last several months. I've traveled nearly non-stop since the end of May...some of that was for personal, vacation and such, and a lot of it was for business. Denver, California, Denver again and Vegas. I am a free spirit and generally enjoy traveling; arriving at the destination at least. …
Miracles…
It's 11:27p Denver time on Sunday night and I am sitting in the airport after what might have been the longest week of my adult life waiting on my red-eye flight home. I flew to Denver unexpectedly because Melanie's son, Jackson (16) was t-boned by a driver that didn't bother to stop for a red …
Finding your tribe…
This weekend I had an amazing opportunity to come together around a round table, in a small beach town on the coast of South Carolina with eight amazing women. When I was making the decision a few years ago to leave the Mormon church, one of my biggest fears was leaving the sense of community …
