May I…

May I…

I saw this post on Instagram (from @anthonygurrola) and it resonated with my heart and I wanted to share it with all of you! Feel free to print off the card at the bottom of the page and hang it somewhere that you see regularly! May I learn that all I have was all you...
Making It

Making It

Knit one, purl two. Or was it purl two and knit one? There was a time I really enjoyed knitting, but I should clarify, I did the lowest form of knitting possible. I also just realized I was doing it wrong. Yesterday I went out and bought some knitting supplies. I’ve...
Promise Keeper

Promise Keeper

Are you a promise keeper? Does it make you crazy when people don’t keep their promises?  Unfulfilled promises can cause great disappointment, even anger and pain. As children, the promises of our parents hold a lot of weight. I didn’t have any children of my own...
Joy & Gratitude with Brene Brown

Joy & Gratitude with Brene Brown

The relationship between joy and gratitude was one of the important things I found in my research. I wasn’t expecting it. In my 12 years of research on 11,000 pieces of data, I did not interview one person who had described themselves as joyful, who also did not...
Don’t Forget the Joy!

Don’t Forget the Joy!

My sister-in-law makes the best salsa. My other sister-in-law is the queen of mac and cheese. My mother-in-law makes amazing pasta salad. And I am famous for a butternut squash enchilada casserole that will turn you into a vegetarian. This time of year, invitations to...