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In Sickness and In Health

A couple of weeks ago, my fairly normal, quiet life had a disruption. I pulled into my driveway around 9 pm, coming home late from a work...

Deactivating from Social Media

I have been deactivated from Facebook and Instagram for almost 40 days. And while that may not seem like a long time to you, aside from...

7 years

7 years ago, my dad took his final breath on Earth. A lot can happen in 7 years. Human beings grow from being an infant to a young child....

Pause, Rewind, and... Start Over?

Well, hi. Last night, I thought I needed to hit pause and rewind on January 2025. Let's stop for a second, go back...and then do what...

All My Rage

My friends. Today has been a terrible, no good, very bad day. Today, I woke up with a feeling of dread and rage. Because yesterday, our...

Capture It; Remember it

As I was scrolling through Facebook memories a few days prior to Christmas, I saw a post I had written reminding my Facebook friends to...

Favorite Albums of 2024

I know that approximately 3 people care about my favorite albums in 2024. But I take this list pretty seriously. Anytime an artist I like...

Favorite Memories This Year

2024 was a wonderful year. Here are some of my favorite memories of the year. Seeing Wicked LIVE and seeing the movie The parents of the...

Hope

I was incredibly honored to be asked to speak at the Advent Evening of Reflection at my church this year. My topic was "Hope"...and I...

Zackary's Birthday Letter, 2024.

Dear Zackary; Happy 3rd Birthday! It is cliche to say but so wild that you are turning three. Everyone warned me that life would move...

2024 In Grief

In 2024, I had 5 people from my life pass away unexpectedly. The thing is, each of those five people were from very different times in my...

Live to Evolve

As many of you know, I have been a member and a staff for The Barre Code (now known as Barre 3) for about 6-7 years. We were The Barre...

On Being An Outsider

Here's a common thread I have noticed in my life: I am often on the outside. Let me explain. I have a lot of people in my life who I...

My Latest Parenting Thought Spirals

There are two things in my parenting life I have been thinking a lot about lately. The first is something I am dubbing "Milestone Mania"....

I Am Not Throwing Away My Shot

I started working for the American Cancer Society in February 2014. In September of that same year, I recall seeing photos of our...

How I Pray

A couple of years ago, I was listening to an episode of the We Can Do Hard Things podcast where Elizabeth Gilbert was the guest. Now, I...

A Letter To Myself For My Birthday

Dear Me; Happy Birthday. It has come to my attention that you have some thoughts swirling around your head that aren't quite true. Let's...

Soon You'll Get Better

To keep my runs interesting, something I have been doing is listening to Taylor Swift's entire discography, start to finish. I like doing...

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