A couple of times a year, I convince myself I’m a plant lady and I come home with a trunkful of plants to a skeptical husband. He raises his eyebrow and, each time, I promise it will be different. This will...
Exercising the senses often times in yoga and mindfulness, even therapy is referred to as GROUNDING. Of course barefoot walks, meditation, journaling, deep belly breathing all can help ground us as adults, but we sometimes need to be a...
Every year, on the third Monday of January, we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Programs and events are held and acts of service occur in and around local/state/national communities.
It's easy to let MLK...
This week, my family and I sat down for a movie night. We had heard a lot about the new Disney+ movie Safety, so we thought we'd give it a shot. We knew nothing about it before turning it...
One of my first posts written for Collin County Moms was A Unique Valentine's Day: the Family Executive Retreat. It's hard to believe that was the beginning of 2020, and now here we are at the end of the...
We were sitting in the car in the drive-through line. One kid was telling a story, the other was rummaging around to make space for his drink in the cupholder. The phone rang. I didn’t even look to see...
I think we've all had our fair share of "lessons" that 2020 has taught us, whether we wanted them or not. While I've had plenty of serious realizations myself, I've also discovered quite a few on the ridiculous side....
It’s the New Year, the time for setting resolutions and goals. Some of us thrive and are truly excited about this time of year and the prospect of new commitments. Others feel stressed and overwhelmed. I sometimes find myself...
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