15 years 15 marriage lessons

15 Lessons I’ve Learned After 15 Years of Marriage

On August 23rd, 2003 it was 110 degrees. Everyone in attendance at our wedding likely remembers how doggone hot it was because our church didn’t (and still doesn’t) have air…

forgive yourself

The Most Important Garden

The Most Important Garden The garden that matters most isn’t in your yard; it’s you. And July, for me, has taught me some lessons to prove this point. So many…

questions

Questions I Ponder

Questions I Ponder I’m a questioner by nature. I tend to ask a lot of questions in my attempt to gather as much information as possible – especially to problem-solve.…

2 seasons of motherhood

Two Seasons of Motherhood & 12 Lessons Learned

Two Seasons of Motherhood & 12 Lessons Learned School has been out for my three kiddos since mid-May. It usually takes me at least a month to get into the…

You Matter

You Matter

YOU MATTER. Yesterday, I had an experience that opened up a wound I thought had been healed. The fact is, grief never ever goes away.  It creeps up and grabs…

new you new year

2017 Lessons & 2018 Goals with Soul

Goodbye 2017 & Hello 2018! When you read that, what feelings arise within you? Do you feel relief? Do you feel overwhelmed – with gratitude or anxiety? Up until the…

The Guided Heart: Moving Through Grief and Finding Spiritual Solace

Behind the Scenes of Book Writing

Today I’m going to give a behind-the-scenes look at how I wrote my book, what it was really like, why I’m sharing my story and a little back-story on how…

What’s Your Soul Song?

If your soul was a song, what would it be? This song would be mine. Hearing by Sleeping at Last This song makes me feel. It takes me to my…

30 Years Ago Today

Thirty years ago today, March 31st, my life changed forever. I was eight-years-old and lost my father to colon cancer. Recently, I reconnected with my father’s only living brother, who…

What is it you dream about?

What is it you dream about? What is one thing you wish, with all your might, you dream of doing, achieving, or experiencing? As I type this, I can wholeheartedly…