It’s been a hard kind of summer. The kind of summer where you look back and remember more of the struggle than the sweetness. The kind of summer that makes you look forward with hope to a new beginning come fall, to the crispness of a new school year with new rhythms and new energy.
I’m ready for a ...
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On Feeling Fat and Other Lies
Okay ladies, it’s time to talk about hard things. Yup, I mean swimsuit season. We need to have an honest to goodness heart to heart about what is going on below the surface…or at least below the water line.
I made the mistake of trying on swimsuits in a store last weekend. By myself. With no ...
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When You Wish Life Looked Different
A few days ago when my husband was grabbing one last cup of coffee on his way out the door, he opened the cabinet full of coffee tumblers and I almost started crying. We have a whole shelf filled with the cute coffee cups I used to bring with me to school during my teaching days that rarely get used ...
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How to Stop Competing and Start Celebrating
I love playing games…when I’m winning. Games that I don’t win aren’t fun. It’s kind of an issue.
I blame my drive to win on my days as a competitive athlete. Playing volleyball through college taught me the value of hard work, the beauty of team, and the necessity of discipline in training for a ...
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Deciding to Chase a Dream
My heart is beating a little faster as I type these words. I’m sitting here at my dining room table, candle burning for ambiance, fresh flowers to inspire me with their beauty, and holding my breath a bit as I decide today to begin a new chapter of my writing journey.
I’ve come to realize through ...
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How to Live a Life that Matters
I left the kids at home with my superhero hubby last weekend and flew alone to southern California for five uninterrupted days with my eighty-four year old grandma. We spent most of our time together talking about her life. I did my best to listen to Gma’s stories, documenting her memories in an ...
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