so things are officially in celebration mode (aka, doing the happy dance while working my butt off!). christine’s book is in launch countdown, and being a part of a project like this has not only been an eye-opening experience but it’s been an all-out awe inspiring process in and of itself.  i am unabashedly grateful [...]

i can’t get her voice out of my head. you know, the woman who talks to me on my GPS? she’s always trying to show me the way, but invariably i go off course and i hear her say, “Recalculating”. whether i’ve taken a wrong turn or a shortcut i’ve learned through all my [...]

life really IS good. this family tends to play very hard and often at a intense pace that leaves my head spinning, but it’s all part of the adventure. we all just function better and be most inspired when we are pushing for something and going all out. not that we don’t have our downtime, [...]

i have been thinking a lot lately about my relationships. all of them. about how my path looks different than most others. it always has.
i recently wrote… ” i’ve come to realized that this journey is irrevocably founded in the care and feeding of our relationships, both with people as well as with [...]

i was listening to one of my favorite podcasts yesterday, and they were talking about the ebb and flow of days, how sometimes you feel on top of the world, total rock-star, i-can-do-it all kind of energy, then other days you can feel completely and utterly unsure, down-and-out and defeated.  sometimes i forget that this [...]

they happily painted in the warm ocean breeze
lulled by the lapping tide and inspired by the sweet shades of fall
in the slow waning of autumn light
paint making magic
more than simply a means to a tangible end
it’s all the moments in between
the hush of contentment that draws you close
the engagement of all the senses
the swish, and [...]

thirteen years ago, i woke up in the wee morning hours (after barely sleeping at all), penned a letter to my husband-to-be, then wrapped a tiny package with small gold hoop earrings that i bought for him as a wedding gift and would later sneak into the hands of his best man to give to [...]

yesterday while i scurried around picking up at the last minute before my son got home from school, i found this “bliss” ticket on the floor.  it made me smile.  a sweet reminder of the little things that always sneak up on you and fill you up.  there are so many really…
when my hubby texts [...]

fourteen hours in the car together can certainly test a family’s unconditional love for one another ;)  it was our first family road trip, and over all it was a grande adventure. the last leg home got a little dicey, tired and cramped and hitting traffic jams due to road construction late at night just [...]

fall has finally come a knockin.  cool temps, the abundance of apples and pumpkins, and everything is already dressed for halloween.  oh, i love me some fall.  time to pull out the boots and over the knee socks again, hooray!  the leaves have just begun to change as we saw more evidently on our travels [...]