A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the idea of finding myself. I listed all of the places that I wanted to be over the month of August; the gym, the trail, a place of gratitude, etc.. They all involved healthy habits and I am pleased that I actually have been spending a lot…

In every season of our life we are becoming who we are. We all change slowly and in subtle, cellular ways every moment, ever second. Change isn’t innately good or bad it just is. If we aren’t careful with the process we continue to “become” but not who we were meant to be or even…

I just returned from visiting my in-laws in sunny Key West.  We had a relaxing time and enjoyed ourselves immensely. Reality hit quickly as we returned. Our newly adopted pup, Stevie, had a little backsliding while we were gone. She had MANY accidents in the house while we were away.  Who can blame her?  She…

I have a confession. I am not a trendsetter. I am not even much of a trend follower. OK that’s less of a confession and more of a statement about how often I am living under a rock. But now that we have established that I am not cool or in the know it’s not…

Back in May I told you about our weekend regroup. What I didn’t tell you at the time was that the last few weeks of school were difficult for our entire community. Over the course of a few weeks, five young people from our school took their own lives. It was gut-wrenching and for many…