I don’t pay much attention to “pop-up holidays” as I call them, but I think this Thursday is one worth noting. Thursday is National Chocolate Day! Milk, dark, white they are all delicious if you ask me. Pop a cholate in your mouth and savor the sweetness. Forest Gump coined the sentiment, “Life is like…
Living in Northern Colorado means that every now and then my family has reason to drive through Wyoming. Often when we do so it’s at noon. Usually, I wouldn’t take notice of something so trivial. The reason I’m aware is because at noon in Wyoming the National Anthem plays. No matter the day, location, or…
To be a father is an honor. Good fathers are men who choose to live up to the title. They are men willing to care for and do right by a child. His actions and words come from a place of love. Space is carved out of a father’s heart and time out of his…
As the curtains closed on my Gramma’s life she had one request, “take me with you.” Those were the some of the most important words my gramma ever spoke. With little time to live she took the opportunity to ask her daughter for what she wanted. “When I die have me cremated and take me with…
Ridding a garden of weeds is a never ending task. Removing them before they get too big or out of control is important. Mowing over weeds blends them in but doesn’t stop their growth. The best way to mitigate weeds is to remove them from root to tip, especially before they establish themselves. When left…
Snails and humans are vastly different from one another but there are a couple of key similarities. For starters both species have comfort zones. These are the places or situations that we feel the most at ease within the boundaries of. For snails their comfort zone is their exterior shell. Human comfort zones are more…
So many people are constantly in search of measuring up. Rather than finding satisfaction in what they already have, they look for validation outside of themselves. They compare their lives, jobs, possessions, to others. The behavior of comparing creates a felling of inadequacy. Suddenly, nothing is enough. Houses are too small, trips are not exotic…
Zelda Fitzgerald said, “No one has ever measured, even poets how much a heart can hold.” I think Zelda was talking about a mother’s heart, specifically. A mother is the person who’s heart can endure just about anything for her child. If it weren’t for mothers none of us would be here. It takes more…
Join me as I speak with fellow author and podcaster Kris Clink. We discuss how my family survived the life-threatening illness of our daughter, why I was willing to share our story, and my choice to self-publish. Hear how the arrival of Covid came with unwanted familiarity. Discover why I feel so passionate about sharing…
In a couple of weeks, it will have been four years since I was involved in a serious car accident. Going 75mph, I was in a head-on collision with a drunk driver going the wrong direction on the interstate. He fled the horrific scene. How or why, I am alive and well is more miracle…