What Happened When I Put Down My Phone and Picked up a Book
Go somewhere new, try something new, and read something new. Those were the monthly commitments I made to myself at the start of the year.…
Go somewhere new, try something new, and read something new. Those were the monthly commitments I made to myself at the start of the year.…
When I lost my maternal grandfather, I was only 8 years old. I was confused and sad, but was in the watchful eye of people…
Not long after I started dating my now-husband, my best friend came to town for a weekend visit. I drove to the train station and,…
When I was engaged and choosing bridesmaids, I decided to follow the trend of sending cute cards asking them to stand beside me on my…
Over the past year, specifically since we’ve all been dealing with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems like the phrase “give yourself some…
It was the Sunday after Thanksgiving a few years ago when I knew things had to change. I was dreading going back to work the…
Looking back, I wonder what I looked like sitting there. Was my attempt at mastering a “fake it ‘til you make it” mentality working? Or…
To say it was hot out was an understatement. It was mid-afternoon in late July, and the sun was shining at peak strength. I was…
I had the misfortune of losing both of my grandmothers within a few years of each other. Having been very close to them, their passings…
My cell phone jolted me out of my last few minutes of sleep. Knocking everything else off my nightstand in the process, I grabbed it…