I have a confession to make. It isn’t something I am proud of. It isn’t something that I planned. If you would have asked me twenty years ago I’d id be in this place today, I would have laughed at you. What is my confession? I have a hard time relaxing. Many moons ago I … Continue reading Take a break

He stood at the corner. The sign he held in his hands spoke volumes. Times were tough and money hard to come by. He hadn’t bathed in a week. Lord only knows where he had slept the evening before, if he had slept at all. Didn’t he have a home he could go to? What … Continue reading Prodigal

I’m out for a walk right now. It’s a little strange to be writing a blog post while I walk, but the topic of the evening is about fitness so it seems to make sense.This activity is not something that has come natural to me over the years. I have struggled on more than one … Continue reading One choice at a time

With every year that passes, I know less and less what to expect. The magic is still here, but it feels very different than it used to. The day used to fill me with excitement…now that has given way to a quiet gratitude. I turn 41 today and I feel extremely thankful. For my birthday … Continue reading 41

I wrote this a few years ago, before going through cancer again. I find these words to still be very true, so I present this to you regarding my first battle with cancer and the lessons I learned. These lessons were still true my second time through.  Lessons from Surviving What would you do? You … Continue reading Lessons from Surviving