I rolled over and looked at the clock. 5:28. Who gets up at this time of day? Three days in […]

Everything Will Be Okay
Our dog died last Wednesday. He had stopped eating and drinking and we knew the inevitable was coming. No matter […]

When to Let Go
Buckshot was a birthday gift to my husband the first year we were married, almost 16 years ago. He is […]

Make Sure They Know They Matter
I do it every semester. No matter how hard I try to get ahead on grading for my online class, […]

Reclaiming What Was Lost
I honestly expected to scare up a snake as I waded into the thigh high jungle of weeds behind our […]

Quality Versus Quantity
Remember all that time we wished we had at home a few months ago? How about all those projects just […]

My New Quarantined Routine
My routine is gone. I don’t get up in the mornings and take my kids to school, but they still […]

Feed Your Soul the Good Stuff
Here we are in the Spring of 2020 amid this Coronavirus quarantine. So many are isolated in homes, cut off […]

The Fear Stops Here
“I can’t do it. I’m too scared,” I told my husband as I got out of the skid steer. […]

It’s Time to Wake up
I can’t put my finger on it, but something changed this week. I noticed that flowers are blooming. Wildflowers, wisteria, […]