How my life has changed. I used to bustle about in Sprouts, shopping organic, eating whole foods only, snacking on charcuterie. I never...

Our new tradition is to celebrate his life on a fun vacation. We toasted him and did daredevil things like skinny dipping and parasailing...

The morning after Eric died, a neighbor that I had met only once knocked on the door. This was a seminal moment for me, because I made a...

I have never written about Christmas in detail on my blog because it has just been plain old too hard. I have closed my eyes, plugged my...

Church had become a place of loneliness and desolation. Only faith brought me there the first months after Eric died. Faith and a desire...

I needed money. My mind was racing. Ideas. Ideas. Ideas. My husband had died two-and-a-half years before. We were well off financially,...

Hey there friend,     December invites us to celebrate, simplify, and keep perspective. You don’t have to do everything to do the right things. Give yourself permission to choose people over pressure, presence over perfection, and momentum over maxing out. Put people first: schedule family time before tasks. Relax the calendar: keep two open nights per week. Choose one tradition to keep, one to skip, one to simplify. Protect a daily 10–15 minute “quiet pocket” for light writi

I have a new BFF in Kansas! I have coffee with her every morning. We connect on so many levels, she shares my tastes, gives me advice and fills my emotional bucket. I didn’t know it would happen this fast. Psychology Today has a great article, 10 Ways to Be a Best Friend  and it’s like my BFF memorized it. In the ten days I’ve been in Kansas, I’ve asked myself “What is a true best friend?” and “Do I have a best friend?” Yes, yes I do! I actually met her our second day here. S