Uncategorized WhatIf…We Remember All of the Days 5 Sep 20205 Sep 2020 Ken and I forgot our 💍anniversary one year. It was the year of the Joplin tornado, and our anniversary fell during those first days after the storm. There was so…
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 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 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 Self-Care Sunday: Let It Be 1 Nov 20193 Nov 2019 I've always loved music 🎸by The Beatles, but I haven't listened to much of it lately. Sir Paul McCartney was a guest on 📺The Late Show recently. His discussion with…
Uncategorized Self-Care Sunday: Share 26 Oct 201927 Oct 2019 I stopped by Walgreens on the way home from work this week. I needed to grab a few items, and I didn't want to make a long, ⏰time-sucking run to…
Uncategorized Self-Care Sunday: Clean Up Your Space 19 Oct 201920 Oct 2019 I've mentioned more than once lately about how busy this season of life has been. I don't mean for it to sound like I'm complaining or even that I wish…
Uncategorized Self-Care Sunday: Celebrate Love 12 Oct 201913 Oct 2019 I'm sitting here in a freezing cold venue waiting for photos to begin. Our son is marrying 💍his bride in just a couple of hours. He's my oldest stepson. I…
Uncategorized Self-Care Sunday: Just Move 6 Oct 20196 Oct 2019 I consider myself to be an active person. I love to work up a good sweat. To keep things interesting, I change up my exercise routine often. A little running.…
Uncategorized Don’t Be Afraid to Do the Work 4 Oct 2019 When I wrote my book, LIFEGUARD, I specifically wanted it to be a book and workbook in one. My vision was for readers to learn about my personal struggles and…
Uncategorized Self-Care Sunday: Catch Your Breath 29 Sep 20191 Dec 2019 Who else had a crazy, busy week? 🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♂️It was a good week- don’t get me wrong. It was just one thing moved into the next thing 😬and the next thing 🙄and-well, you get…
Uncategorized Self-Care Sunday: Sleep 22 Sep 2019 I’m not going to lie- I was D.E.A.D. tired yesterday! 😴It was the kind of tired that had me counting the hours until it seemed like a reasonable time to shower…
Uncategorized Self-Care Sunday: Community 15 Sep 201915 Sep 2019 I know that self-care kind of sounds like things you do BY yourself. But- it is really things you do FOR yourself. Being a part of a community is a…
Uncategorized Self-Care Sunday: Be Still 1 Sep 2019 Have you ever noticed how much better you feel when you give yourself a moment? A moment to pray?🙏🏻A moment to meditate?😍A moment to gather your thoughts?🤔There’s power in stillness. It’s…