Tag: personal growth

2020: Something To Be Thankful For?

2020: Something To Be Thankful For?

I know what you are thinking: if 2020 could be summed up in two words, they'd be "Dumpster Fire." 2020 has not been very...
Proceed with Kindness

Proceed with Kindness

Proceed with Caution Kindness. It’s almost election day, which is bound to be a tense day for so many people, myself included. While I...
Nothing You Do is Right

Nothing You Do is Right

Hey, are you hanging in there? I am, but barely it seems. Part of me really loves that the slowed pace of life has become...

I’m So Glad I Didn’t Know

The day I found out our kids were going to be out of school for two weeks in March, I had probably the worst...

What’s Next?

Next month I’m going to be 34-years-old. I’ve got a husband, three children, two dogs, a career I love, and a house…the whole package....
Wistful Thinking Nostalgia BC2020

Wistful Thinking: Nostalgia BC2020

Years ago, I had an elaborate trip planned for the summer. This was (and still is) not unusual for me. I’ve spent many summers...

Wisdom from the Wizarding World

I grew up in the age of Harry Potter, but oddly enough, I didn’t become a diehard fan until I reached my thirties. Once...

8 Ways to Plug Into a New City

After three months of house hunting from an RV in Chattanooga, we made Signal Mountain home just a little over a year ago. I...
The Summer of ’89

The Summer of ’89

If I’m being completely honest (and why wouldn’t I be?), I hardly remember the summer of ’89. I was 14 and we lived out...

Rediscovering the Virtue of Kindness

Kindness is defined as “the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate." Mark Twain describes it best: “Kindness is the language which the deaf...