One way I have found peace is through creating. The past few years, I have been exploring decorating, painting, sewing and a variety of other creative interests. There is something when you find peace through an outlet that...
In life, we have those seasons of sprouting: new goals to pursue, challenges to overcome. We also have moments of breaking open whether it be working hard to achieve a goal, figuring out how to overcome a setback and...
With the new year unfolding, many people start working towards resolutions. At the start of the new year, people share what their goals or resolutions are for the year. I have always been a goal-driven person. Achieving has been a...
The Christmas season brought joy and anticipation. Prior to Christmas Day, our boys asked numerous times, "How many more days until Christmas?" We have a countdown calendar and they rotated the wheel to indicate how many days until Christmas...
[caption id="attachment_588" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Carondelet Library[/caption] Reading has always been a favorite hobby . My love for reading started as a child when I would go to Carondelet Library in St. Louis. For some reason, I always ended up checking out...
This weekend, our family ran The Crusher Race. It is a race in honor of a fireman, that benefits BackStoppers and Responder Rescue. A few weeks ago, we were invited to join our son's buddy and his mom on the...
Father’s Day is this week. Dad has been gone for two and a half years. When he passed away, it was not expected. He wasn't feeling well and went to the hospital. Mom said for me to take my time...
When leaving the hospital, the nurse asked would I like to be wheeled in a wheelchair or walk on my own. I decided to walk on my own. Looking back when I had our Drew and Luke, I was wheeled...
When I found out I was expecting, my doctor was taking maternity leave for her first child. I called her practice and asked who was seeing her patients, while she was on leave. My doctor delivered our boys (Drew and...