WHY PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA!

Jan 30, 2019 | Blog

“This was such a good idea!” I smile and nod to my husband. Yes, yes I have to admit—Paris was one of my better suggestions. As recent empty nesters heading to the UK in January for a long-overdue visit with both our families, I casually tossed around the notion of...

MY “ONE WORD” FOR 2019

Dec 31, 2018 | Blog

So, I’m starting to believe what they say—that the older you get, the faster time flies. 2018 just evaporated into a vapor of celebrations, challenges, and changes galore. And now it’s time to look ahead, to claim my #oneword365, that one word to cling to, ponder, and...

THE GRATITUDE CHRISTMAS LIST

Dec 19, 2018 | Blog

I know, friends, it’s the week before Christmas and most of us are all kinds of crazy. Our jingle bells are jangling in a frenzy and there’s not much calm and bright happening. If you’re anything like me, you are currently living by your “lists” as if your...

SIX SWEET READS OF 2018

Dec 4, 2018 | Blog

Can you feel it? The countdown to Christmas is in full swing and we find ourselves glancing over our shoulders just a little, biting a lower lip as we consider the year now in its final exhale. Something within yearns to slow, even as the pace ramps up with festive...

WELCOME TO THE JOYFUL LIFE!

Nov 20, 2018 | Blog

Who doesn’t want the joyful life? Joy is something we all crave, seek, and relish. We love to experience the deepest, richest joy and long for those seasons to stretch out before us like a never-ending yellow brick road. But in real life, that road is peppered with...

WHAT I LEARNED FROM MY MIRROR

Nov 6, 2018 | Blog

It was just another ordinary trip to Costco. You know the routine—you pop in for Greek yogurt and dog food and come out with a freestanding magnifying mirror. With LED light for “greater definition”. And 10x magnification. It sounded like a good idea at the time—at my...