Since having my daughter, I have had to learn so much about how to navigate healthcare, specifically how to advocate for a tiny new...
“So when can I start walking again?” I excitedly asked my surgeon. Without missing a beat, she answered, “three months.” My heart dropped. “I’m sorry,” I...
Photo by Marcin Jozwiak on Unsplash When I was a newish mother, I used to marvel at the other moms on the playground who didn’t...
People visit Alaska for the midnight sun and come in the winter for the Northern Lights, but what about everyone who lives there and...
A few years ago, I traded a life in the wacky-weather zone of the Midwest for a life of stable sunshine in Central Florida....
Our school district for the second year in a row is offering free breakfast and lunch to all of their students, but when you...
A small boy sits on the ground facing away from the camera. He is surrounded by orange, yellow and brown leaves which have fallen from the trees.

Falling in love with fall

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Would you believe me if I told you that I didn’t really understand the fascination with fall/autumn before we moved to Pennsylvania?  It’s true,...
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When in Rome….

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Sometimes when we travel we are unaware of how different some of our daily behaviors are seen in other countries.  The natural ways in...
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Making Your Own Sunshine

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Last week we had several days of overcast weather. My kids started getting frustrated and by day three my youngest said very dramatically, "When...
In 2017, my husband and I, recently newlyweds, faced his third deployment together. When we walk through season of times apart, we establish goals...
We were on vacation when the official word came through - my husband would be deploying with the National Guard for one year. 12...

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Normalized Overwhelm

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Over the Edge I was standing in the kitchen, washing dishes and doing mental math: I was trying to figure out how to get the...