Friendship

Vulnerability

My 17  year old son says that the movie, The Greatest Showman, has changed his life.  He has seen it three times.  I've been only once, but it does have a profound effect on any age. (If you didn't see the movie) The movie is based on the life of PT Barnum, his...

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Over The Goal Line

You can’t beat fall.  Football is what ushers it in for me every year.  There is a giddiness among the gentleman in our home.  Last Saturday was our 2nd time to watch the Hogs play this season.  I still don’t know all of the rules, and it doesn’t do a whole lot for...

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‘Walking the Walk’ in Friendship

If the first rule of real estate is location, location, location, then the first rule of relationships is communication, communication, communication. But then - there's middle school. My 13-year-old daughter came home with a sad tale of a disagreement with a friend....

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Victory Lap!

Let me just start this post with a warning:  expect total hideous (and possibly humiliating) honesty here.  Notice I left out the word "profound."  This is a pretty surface-y piece of writing....but words won't be minced. Some days I feel like a total failure....

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Show the Love February Giveaway!

It's February!  It's the month for celebrating all types of love:  the hearts-and-flowers-and-candy kind, the kiddos' cupcakes- and-class parties-and-Valentine-boxes kind, the treat-your-friends-to-coffee kind, and the forgive your husband if he rushes in late to give...

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