God Loves You.
Don’t you think some days we just need to be reminded that God loves us? I have two friends who are going through really rough times right now. Wait. Truthfully, I have way more than two friends walking roughness. It’s just that those two particular friends are at the forefront of my mind at this
Using Your ‘In’ for Kindness
Allow me to step back in time just a bit as I lead into this story on kindness. It was May 2014: After 10 years in Fargo, my husband accepted a job taking us to Ohio. We made the emotional decision to pull our children out of school and transplant them in Athens before the
My Luxurious Bath
I’m wondering what other people think of as luxurious… 1200 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets? A beach vacation to Fiji? Decadent chocolate truffles? After ten weeks of going without, last night I got to take a bath. And boy was it luxurious. Submerging in water has been a no-no since the mastectomy and follow up
Is It Hot in Here?
I’m 40 years old and I feel like I’m going through menopause. Thanks cancer. More specifically, thanks Tamoxifen. The drug that will keep me from getting breast cancer again seems to have finally infiltrated my system. I’m being melodramatic. It’s actually not that bad. There are a host of side-effects (like rashes, swelling, blistering, itchiness,
Teaching Kids About Kindness Through Reading
It’s a touch quieter than normal in our house this year. For the first time in my career as a mom, all three of my children are in elementary school. Jordan is a big kid this year; she’s in sixth grade. Charlie is in fourth grade, and little Ben is in all-day, every-day kindergarten. In
Finding the Right Words
Remember a few weeks ago when I just couldn’t find the right words for an upcoming presentation on kindness? Well, I found them. They may not have been perfect words, but they were words from the heart and honestly, these days, why bother with anything else? Actually, I found enough words for TWO presentations this
The First Mile
I did it! I kept my feet moving in a fast-paced back and forth motion for 10 whole minutes! If you don’t understand why this is a big deal, then you are clearly an elite athlete. Congratulations. As I was driving to the running trail yesterday, my mind was at war. “What am I doing?
