Grieving the loss of a friendship.
I can’t listen to the song “Wind Beneath My Wings” by Bette Midler without crying. I know the song is associated with a movie and the movie is sad, but that’s not the reason...
Life is busy. Our days are busy. Our nights are busy. The last thing we want to spend our evenings doing is cooking dinner when we hear, "What's for dinner?!?" But, we all need to eat, and I believe...
My journey to running: 10 years ago, I was employed full time, working on my master’s degree full time, and planning a wedding/honeymoon. I was stressed, overworked, NOT taking care of myself and spending hours upon hours every day...
I sat at my dining room table, working at a project. My oldest daughter sat across from me, as one of them almost always does, drawing her LOL Dolls. She breaks the silence of the bonding moment when she...
'Tis the season for germs. No matter how much one tries to avoid it, this time of year there are sick people all around--especially true right now in Wisconsin with flu season in full swing and influenza activity unpredictably...
Welcome to January – the “Monday” of the calendar year. The holidays are over (though they left their mark on my waistline), and now we hunker down into winter and start praying for an early spring. Even though we...
Confession: I do not write New Year's Resolutions or goals.
I mean sure, I have big-picture ideas and things that I strive for, but just the thought of writing goals makes my chest tighten up. I don't really know why....
A good friend of mine suggested that I write about moms and mental health for one of my blog posts. She's a single mom that lives near Detroit and has a son with cystic fibrosis. She's one of the...
I’m not a “Game of Thrones” fan, but winter is coming. In fact, I'd say it’s solidly here.
How many of you scrambled like I did when we got that October snowfall to find kids' boots and snow pants? Or...
For the past thirty (plus) years, I've eaten absolutely any and everything I wanted, wherever I chose. There were no restrictions, no feelings of guilt, and the only side-effects I noticed were the occasional shrinking clothes (who put my...
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Ultimate Guide to Mother’s Day | Brunch, Gifts, Events
Mother's Day is a celebration of Motherhood! We are here to help you make it the best day possible! In our Ultimate Mother's Day...
