A New Way to Think About Gratitude

The month of November is a great time to develop a gratitude practice. With Thanksgiving on the horizon, the spirit of the season seems to set the tone for gratitude. This blog series, #30DaysofGratitude, hopes to share bits of gratitude and create an awareness of how gratitude can change our mindset. Every day this month, I, … Continue reading A New Way to Think About Gratitude

Among the Wildflowers: A mom’s reflection on taking her daughter to college

The dining room is filled with brown packing boxes, Ikea bags, plastic storage bins and an unidentified number of Command Strips. There's a life size duffle bag sitting next to the door. The dog seems a bit out of sorts knowing something is up. We are taking our first born to college today and my feelings … Continue reading Among the Wildflowers: A mom’s reflection on taking her daughter to college

High School Graduation: A Mom’s Reflection

Why is the alarm going off? What day is it? Where am I? I'm startled out of my heavy sleep and realize: today my Girl graduates from high school. "That's what today is," I whisper into the morning air. Heavy, heavy sigh. And out of nowhere, the memory reel flickers on more clearly than I thought … Continue reading High School Graduation: A Mom’s Reflection