It's the first day of school for my oldest kiddos, and I am so grateful they are together on the bus. I'm feeling emotional and so connected to them. I'd like to think I have many more years with them, but one never knows. I usually don't live in a pessimistic, 'what...
I LOVE Halloween and this time of year. I'm a bit of a thrill-seeker in general, but something about the spooky nights and mischief in the air makes me come alive! I'm sure you've all heard the words of Eleanor Roosevelt and others' versions, “Do one thing...
Sensei: "When is the time to strike?" Me: "When the opportunity presents itself!" Sensei: "Good, Grasshopper." Back in college I was training for my black belt in Isshinryu karate. One of the codes of Isshinryu states, “The time to strike is when the...
I was engaging in one my favorite activities when it happened. It was the week before my half marathon. I made great time during my 12-mile training run. My average pace per mile was right on track with my race goal. And then my knee went all wibbly-wobbly,...
I have always been a fan of action. Hard core action. I’m one of those people who used to be unable to sit still and just be. I felt I wasn’t ‘enough’ if I wasn’t constantly doing something. I’d ask, “How do I DO ‘being’?” I actually had a limiting belief that being...
My 1-year-old son has had an obsession with the Number 8 for months now. It was actually his fourth word right behind, “Dadda”, “Momma” and “Cat.” He points it out and screams it everywhere he sees it…on a calculator, stacking block, the phone, wherever! I was...
It’s November already! Moments ago I was knee-deep in pumpkin carving (and snow in Northeast PA) and scouting for ghosts and goblins with my little ones. It’s amazing what yet one more day brings…a new month and a new season approaching. It’s time for Thanks Giving....
I am a lover of all things fall. I adore the cooler temperatures, the changing color of the leaves, football madness and of course the harvest of the fruits of labor. I am also an amateur pumpkin farmer. I enjoy everything about the growing of pumpkins and really...
