Life doesn’t come with a manual, but if it did, there’d be a whole chapter titled Hard Times Will Come. And then, just a few pages later,...

A wise friend messaged me a couple of months ago. Out of nowhere, he asked, “Have you ever explored your relationship with joy?” At the...

The drive up was full of excitement. Nine hours never felt so easy, music on, heart full. We were going to celebrate something big. My...

When I was pregnant with my daughter, long before I knew her eyes would shine with fire or that her voice would hold both conviction and...

When I started this blog, I made a quiet promise to myself: only write when it feels right. Not when it’s convenient. Not when it’s...

(Chris prefers to not be featured in my blogs… but once in awhile it’s okay, right!?) There’s a strength in him that speaks. He is not...

They say sisters are your first best friends, and in my case, that couldn’t be more true. My sister and I are just 18 months apart, what...

There was a time in my life when change felt like oxygen. In my twenties, I moved nearly every year. New apartments, new neighborhoods,...

In just a few days, my daughter Kate will turn 25, and my son Alex will turn 22. A quarter of a century and more than two decades of...

For most of my life, I defined my worth by what others thought of me. I didn’t always see it that clearly. But looking back now, as part...

I’ve often said that food is love—but for much of my life, food was also fear, guilt, and confusion. My relationship with food has been a...