I’m not a big fan of messes. As a child, I turned inside out at the thought of jumping in a mud puddle. At the first sign of getting my hands dirty during art class in school, I was petitioning my teacher for a hall pass. Those external preferences of “not getting dirty” seemingly reflected…
I couldn’t hear a word he was saying. My husband was an entire room away and trying to talk to me as I was getting ready for bed. At the moment, all I could hear was the whir of the electric tooth brush in my mouth, the water draining in the sink, and the television…
She came into my life at the age of 5 when Anthony and I married. Spunky, radiant, and absolutely full-of-life, Annah quickly became the “sunshine” of our freshly blended family unit. She saw the bright side of everything and wanted nothing more than to have a mommy who loved her and a tightly-knit family under…
I had gotten up a little later than I’d planned. I raced to the shower, jumped in, and got through it in record time. I threw on my outfit for the day, dried my hair, and was beginning to style it when I realized something was wrong. My freshly-washed hair wasn’t responding favorably to the…
We were greeted warmly at the door. My friend, a potter by trade, had opened her studio up and was excited to teach a handful of folks – myself included – how to make a mug. We all exchanged introductions and quickly donned our aprons to begin. After getting started, it became abundantly apparent to…
Most of us have heard the story of David and Goliath before. The story is ripe with parallels to our own lives and David’s example truly offers us some premier tips on how to slay those persistent giants that we periodically have to contend with! Because we all face Goliaths, don’t we? They may not…
