Being a foodie, I love to entertain. I live to have loved ones gathered around my table, eating my food and laughing and loving and sharing life on my turf. It’s one of my greatest pleasures to sit down and break bread with friends and…

When I was a kid we did not have a lot of money. My parents were (and are) amazing and worked hard to provide us with everything we ever needed, but there were times when things were just a little tight for the wants of…

There is this saying that’s been around for ages. We all use it. Or at the very least have heard it. It’s so good, really, such an accurate depiction of what anticipation feels like. We use it to describe our reaction to movies. To stories.…

Be Kind. Choose Kind. Kindness Matters. If You Can Be Anything In The World, Be Kind. Kindness is having a moment. Don’t you think? Every school in the nation peppers their halls with posters, many with a cats (maybe even hanging from a tree), championing…

I am writing this from what feels like full-hibernation. We, like the rest of the world, are basically on lockdown. Social distance, a phrase not even in our vocabulary, is now our life. We’re hunkered down, staying close and changing all of our patterns to…

  The other night I proudly served dinner to my family. I had put some time and effort into this meal. We had the afternoon free and I took time and care making this for them, because, after all, cooking for me is how I…

I am guilty. I admit it. I am raising monsters. I wish it wasn’t so. I’ve fought against it left and right. But I am. Ok, so maybe that’s a slight exaggeration. My precious little devils angels are decidedly not monsters. I get solid good reports from…

  I am going to tell you a little story today, friends. The story of a couch. But not just any couch. My couch. My completely impractical, totally improbable and absolutely impossible WHITE couch.  This whole story began 8 years ago when we were transferred…

A few months ago Jeff got this wild idea that he wanted a boat. Well, more accurately, he wanted to join a boat club. At first I indulged him with some genuinely engaged nodding and well-timed Mmm-hmms. Then, as time went on I digressed into…

Y’all, I parented hard this weekend. And I don’t mean social media worthy parenting, neither. I mean busy, messy, happy, sad, all over the roadmap parenting. But then again, despite what Pinterest wants us to believe, isn’t all parenting just a compilation reel of big…