I don't have a very good poker face. I spoke these truths. Directly. Politely. To my boss. Do you know what happened next?

Spoiler alert... this post is about nothing. When we finally got to a point where we could imagine our house a home, I remember walking...

Today's strawberry festival was a fail. Forget the girl math that convinced me the entrance fee(×5) was "worth it." My children were...

I don't mean to sound like a commercial, but I just have to share this because I think it will resonate with a lot of people! Before I...

The first time I saw a real gun it was nested in a beautiful wooden box held out for me to see by a retired CIA agent who at the time was in his late 60s. He was my father's boss, later mentor, and now friend. My dad gave him a sideways look and asked him to put it away before I really had time to realize what was happening; I was around 9 years old. Between this experience and my next experience, my high school sweetheart would call me from Virgina Tech to let me know he was

There's a big secret I like to pretend I keep from myself. I can't do everything. Sure, I've always been blessed with the ability to do...

For the first time ever, the girls are sleeping in a room apart from their brother. Usually, this works for the girls since they have each other. But our son is a different story. Much like me growing up, the hall light must stay on, the nightlight in his room must be visible, there can't be any strange shadows on the wall, and he needs someone to sleep with him to, in his words "feel so comfy and warm." About a month or so ago, after nightly requests to spend the night with

There are two things in particular I'm loving about our homeschool experience. First and foremost, its teaching us all a little something about being kind and flexible. I work fulltime as a commercial transactions lawyer. In english: I read and write contracts and advise the business on how to resolve and prevent contractual disputes. For me, this means work can sometimes feel unforgiving. When my clients need me they usually feel its urgent. It takes a lot of my emotional st

A few weeks ago I wrote about an idea I had. During a particularly hard day in a tough week, I decided I would do an interview series showcasing some amazing women in my life. You can read more about what led to the idea in that post, and I know I took a little longer than a couple weeks, but, without further ado... Let me tell you how I met Liz and let you hear a little from her directly on confidence, struggle and community. God, the universe, serendipity, whatever force gr

It's been a while! I got buried in the work. The legal work. The momma work. The health work. The house work. I didn't do it all with a...

I've been on the edge of a downward spiral. I've been getting overwhelmed, feeling anxious and my elder-but-millenial-nonetheless need for instant gratification has been showing up around here way too often. What this often looks like is me being the opposite of mindful and present and just sitting around in front of the current task, ignoring it, and swimming in negative thoughts. A few days ago this meant reaching over to Nick and saying "I'm in a funk. We're never going to