I’m writing my new “Why I Get Up” weekly post a day late. Why? Because I was busy doing the thing that makes me want to get up in the morning and now, I get to tell you about it! My husband and I went on a scouting mission for new, more local camp...
Speak. Because You Have Something to Add.
You guys! It’s so important to live out loud and honestly. Speak. Tell your stories. Show your pictures. Share your ideas, your thinking, and your passions. You may never get positive feedback. You may never gain followers or an income. It may feel like no one is ever listening or learning from you. But...
Fiction or Memory – A Mother’s Story
What is it about those two play fighting that bothers me so much?
Our Time is Not Infinite – Go For a Walk
Most days, when my husband finishes work, we go for a walk. Sometimes it’s just down to the mailbox and back, a little more than a mile. Other days we feel like we should go farther and make the long loop around our block, about almost three miles. It’s good exercise for us, physically...
It’s Not The Plant
This plant has been thriving for a couple years now. It’s in the corner of my bedroom, getting the damp soil and indirect sunlight it needed, and making me smile each time I see another leaf bud or another tendril start to grow and reach toward the window. It wasn’t always this healthy. It...
Small Experiences Can Change Everything
Childhood experiences with something as simple as opinion can change the way we think of ourselves.
Brilliant Little Communicating Machines
Little Language Learning Miracles
It’s Friday Again!
"I wanted attention, too, but I didn’t want to be seen as wanting it." Paul Simon
It’s Friday, My Friends!
Writer’s keep journals for different reasons and they’re NOT all very interesting
It’s Friday! Oh…wait…
And…it’s Saturday morning that I’m finally making myself take a moment to sit down and at least do my Friday post. I’ve been feeling a bit like a teenager, hormonally pulled and exhaustedly lazy at the same time. I think I’m ready for a vacation. Luckily for me, that is exactly what’s coming up...