Structure sets me free

Structure sets me free

It’s a rainy weekday morning, and I am having coffee on my deck. This is where I have my quiet time. During the week, I get up 30 minutes before the kids. I do it so I can have my time. It is crucial for me; it prepares me for the day. This week I had my boys. Even...
Change of Scenery is Magical!

Change of Scenery is Magical!

Sometimes you just need to change it up. On Monday, I was sitting by a creek with lily pads and a duck coming over for a visit. I heard the birds and occasional splashes. I sat just listening and thinking for a while, getting some perspective and asking myself some...
Girl, you got this!

Girl, you got this!

Last weekend I did something very out of my comfort zone. I spent four days at a country music festival. It was not something I would have chosen yet I did it anyway. My good friend was getting married on stage Saturday night. She is dear to my heart, so much I made...
The Woohoo

The Woohoo

All week I have had this blog post on my mind, about getting it “right.” I realize that there is no right with this – it is a personal thing. What I am talking about is what my tribe and I call the woohoo. The unknown yet known; the forces we can’t describe,...
Sometimes you need pompoms

Sometimes you need pompoms

Last week was a long week; a midnight trip to the ER with my youngest – he has a broken wrist. My dear friend Annie let go and left this lifetime. It was the first week without my kids. Plus working, making my house mine, and Friday BBQing 500 hot dogs at the boys’...