Sunshine & Sarcasm, Lowi & G

For quite some time I’ve been on the anti-side of Valentine’s Day. It felt forced, disingenuous and everything that, in my mind, love is not. I’ve often equated Valentine’s day with guilt and expectation. Stereotypically, women are painted as the ever-demanding recipient of all kinds of Valentine treats including dinner, flowers and candy. And men…

Last week, G talked about intentional kindness and it made me think about the fact that when we are in a relationship with someone we have to intentionally choose to love that person. Her hubby was choosing to love her by showing kindness for her well-being. There is a song by John Mayer (feat. Katy…

My husband is sometimes in a tough spot. I can’t even believe I committed that sentence to print or the internet. I may never hear the end of it. But I am feeling charitable, it is the month of love after all. As I was saying, it can be a dicey gig being married to a…

  Grief, sadness, loss are heavy emotions. They are a natural part of life and at times the rough waters you are asked to navigate. The only way out is through but that doesn’t mean you aren’t allowed a raft; a life jacket of your own. In recent days, our family has been traversing just…

Ease. We started the new year a mere 18 days ago and while our wish and intention were for ease, it’s been anything but. Everything has changed in our world it seems — even how we’d define ease. On January 1, I would have told you that ease was taking our time with our plans…