Have you ever had the feeling that you can’t win?  That no good deed goes unpunished?  That’s how this week has rolled at my house. 

Words matter.  We all know this.  I suspect we all repeat the lesson over and over.  We know we should control our words, so why do they run away

We all like pretty things. Don’t believe me? Check an Instagram feed.  We surround ourselves with carefully curated beauty. It’s not a bad thing

Have you ever lost something important?  Your car keys? Passport? Wallet?  Sanity? It’s a terrible feeling, or at least it is for me. I lost my son in London.

Fall was in the air yesterday with our first swing at 80 degree daytime temperatures.  It was glorious.  The weather won’t hold here yet, but we are about to

Halloween is coming up and excitement is in the air at my house.  Costumes have been ordered/shopped for/made.  (Not made by me, but the 12-year-old is