Uncategorized What If…We Took That Risk? 15 Feb 202016 Feb 2020 There's a line in my self-help book that goes like this: While I realize that I am most definitely in my own way, I continue to find it difficult to move…
Uncategorized What If…One Thing Opened the Door 8 Feb 20209 Feb 2020 Angelina plays in a premier 🏐volleyball team, and she's the only kid from her high school on the team. Except for a couple girls, all of the girls are students…
Uncategorized What If…Everyone Cheered for Something? 1 Feb 20202 Feb 2020 It's been a whole lot of fun to jump onto my social media accounts over the past couple of weeks. Missourians are 🎉loud and proud for the Chiefs. The fans…
Uncategorized What If…We Made Lemonade 24 Jan 202026 Jan 2020 A friend of mine was handed some 🍋lemons this week. The kind of 🍋lemons that make it pretty challenging to make lemonade. The kind of 🍋lemons that make you want…
Uncategorized What If…We Remembered to Say Thank You 19 Jan 202019 Jan 2020 I'm big on the idea of saying the words. 💖THANK YOU! I say thank you to my husband when he 🍽cooks dinner. He's a much better cook than I am,…
Uncategorized What If…We were Awesome Co-workers 11 Jan 202012 Jan 2020 Our oldest daughter is a coordinator in the Magic Kingdom at Disney World- specifically in 👑Fantasyland. Disney cast members are well trained to make sure 🔮magic is made for guests…
Uncategorized Downsizing- Part 2 10 Jan 2020 If you ever decide to move over the holiday season, bless you! If you ever decide to move from a house where you lived for 17 years at the same…
Uncategorized What If…I Stopped Obsessing About Change 2 Jan 20205 Jan 2020 It's 2020!🎉I've had a few days to adjust to the new year/decade. Do you remember the days of writing checks and feeling the need to concentrate on writing the accurate…
Uncategorized New Year, New Decade, New YOU 1 Jan 2020 Happy New Year! Happy New Decade! Can you believe that it's 2020? As a kid, I couldn't imagine the year 2020. I was born in 1963. Just the 2000s seemed…
Uncategorized Downsizing 30 Dec 201911 Jan 2020 In our blended family, we have the his, hers, and ours group of kids. I say kids, but I really mean one teenager and four young adults in their twenties.…
Uncategorized Self-Care Sunday: Spend Time with People You Love 28 Dec 201929 Dec 2019 Ever since our oldest daughter did an internship after college graduation at Disney World in ☀️Orlando, we have been spending Christmas in the Most Magical Place on 🌎Earth. That first…
Uncategorized Self-Care Sunday: Look for the Beauty 22 Dec 201922 Dec 2019 My husband and I had to divide and conquer💪🏻 this weekend. One kid was graduating from college in Arkansas while another was playing in a Premier Series volleyball🏐 tournament in…
Uncategorized Self-Care Sunday: Take Your Medicine 14 Dec 201915 Dec 2019 It's that time of year! No- not THAT time of year. I'm talking about cold and flu season. 😷I'm a public school teacher, so I live in germs every day.…
Uncategorized Self-Care Sunday: Chill Out 28 Nov 20191 Dec 2019 My birthday 🎂 was the day before Thanksgiving. It was the day I was born in more than one way. I was actually born on the day before🦃 Thanksgiving, so…
Uncategorized Thanks, Living the Second Act 26 Nov 2019 You guys- guess what? I am beyond excited to announce that Living the Second Act website asked me to write an article about my book! I've told you all about Lifeguard, which…
Uncategorized Self-Care Sunday: Give Back 23 Nov 201924 Nov 2019 I'm a firm believer in the whole notion that you get what you give in life. A favorite line from an old Beatles song goes like this: "the love you…
Uncategorized The Heart of Our Football Season 23 Nov 201924 Nov 2019 Whenever an athletic season begins, there's no telling how it will end. With the way the football season started for our high school, there would be no way to even…
Uncategorized Self-Care Sunday: Read a Book 16 Nov 20191 Dec 2019 I recently finished reading an autobiography by Trevor Noah called Born a Crime. I love 😍to read stories about real lives, especially when they are authentic. I can't stand the stories…
Uncategorized Self-Care Sunday: Set a Goal 9 Nov 20191 Dec 2019 My husband is a goal setter. Ken's also a goal-getter.🏆He doesn't just think about his goals. He acts on them. He's one of those guys who can't rest until it's…
Uncategorized Go for the Silver 1 Nov 20197 Nov 2019 I recently let you in on the gem I found on the Today website during my lunch hour. During these segments called Quoted by...with Hoda, Hoda Kotb talks with guests about the…
