Today was Mother's Day, and I have to say it felt different (in a great way) from past ones.

I'll explain. 

For past Mother's Days, my desire was to not lift a finger. Just have total rest and basically "check out" from any caregiving work for the day. 

It would go okay, but someone would inevitably n...

A few years ago, I went on a solo trip to a friend's wedding, where I got to stay at a home near the beach. The wedding was my main reason for travel, but I decided to also use the time as a sort of pilgrimage to understand more about my Heavenly Mother. I felt strongly connected to my Heavenly F...

I spent some time at the ER this morning, getting tested and scanned because of a breathing issue I'm having (happy news is they ruled out all of the scary stuff and determined that it's just inflammation. <wipes brow with relief>).

Knowing how these visits can go, I brought a book along with me tha...

It's finally spring here in Virginia, and my youngest loves to play at the park after school. Today, we had to come home first to change clothes and grab a snack. As she was changing, she had an idea:

"I want to ride my bike to the park!"

"Sure!" I agreed.

"And we'll have an adventure!" She added.

"Abs...

Each one of us is offered a role from God, and it's up to us whether we choose to accept it or not. It's a starring role that will push us both outward and inward. It is the role: Beloved Child of God.

This might sound like fancy old-fashioned language. Simplified into plain ol' American English, it ...

I had the amazing opportunity to go to SXSW25 in Austin this last week, where I got to stay in a beautiful hotel with the most fantastic view of downtown Austin (and the huge sky above it). The content tracks I was most interested in ended on Tuesday and I was scheduled to fly home Friday, so I thou...

I stayed up later than I wanted to last night, watching TV with my husband. While I was glad to have that 1:1 time, I regretted the decision this morning. Then I remembered a song I heard, "I can do it with a broken heart," (T.Swift) and I decided I was strong enough to do today tired. It was shocki...

When I first started my business (out of strong necessity to help support our family while my husband was in law school), I had this fear that my decision to work from home instead of dedicate all of my attention to motherhood would break my kids. 

It feels silly and a little embarrassing to admit no...

I was going to write about something else tonight, but I just had the most beautiful moment with my daughter. She came to get her hair braided (loves how it turns out wavy in the morning), and when I finished she leaned back and I put my arms around her. She curled her arms up around mine and let me...

Today is Valentine's Day, and I've been thinking a lot about all kinds of love. One big one for me is loving our neighbor, and raising kids who do the same. I'm very blessed to have kids who -- all 4 -- are kind to each other and other people, and I've been thinking about how that happened. 

I've dec...

There's a concept in economics called the Pareto Principle, or more commonly known as the 80/20 rule. Put simply, it states that in economics (and others have shown its application in nature, business, relationships, and more) 80% of the results come from 20% of the effort. That means most of the ef...

There was a moment this weekend when I turned around and saw my kids all hugging each other (congratulating one of my daughters on a terrific performance in her school play). It started as a tender moment between my twin teen girls, then their older brother saw the opportunity to jump in and squish ...