Rediscovering a Playful Spirit

Rediscovering a Playful Spirit

Remembering Childhood I have some very vivid memories of playful and fun times as a child.  We would stay out all day playing with the neighborhood kids riding bikes, playing ball, hide and seek and creating forts and clubs.  Back then, I didn’t have a care in the...
Camping is My Happy Place

Camping is My Happy Place

Rest and Gratitude One of the things that has always amazed me about camping is that while there I am not on any schedule, and I can sleep later, sit and drink coffee longer, and embrace the little things that I would miss on a regular basis. This past week we went to...
Relational Disconnection in a World of Technology

Relational Disconnection in a World of Technology

Remembering Life Without Phones My kids will never know or understand a world without the technology they grew up with and became so accustomed to.  Yet I remember being a kid, playing in the neighborhood for hours, and only coming home when it was time for dinner. ...
Simplicity

Simplicity

Importance of Noticing This past week I was in Grants Pass Oregon camping on a beautiful property that our long-time friends have owned.  We have been visiting them in Grant’s Pass for the past 30 years.  There’s just something amazing about this small town.  The...
Brief Resets and Unplugging from Work

Brief Resets and Unplugging from Work

Palm Springs This last week I took off 3 days from work and traveled with my family to Palm Springs California.  My husband and his family are huge Oklahoma University fans and they follow women’s softball.  My almost 90-year-old father-in-law keeps handwritten stats...
It’s Time for a New Word of the Year

It’s Time for a New Word of the Year

Flexibility As we come into the new 2024 year I have been thinking a lot about what word really captures what I want out of this upcoming year.  After a few years of surgeries and injuries, I realized that my body took quite a beating.  Prior to shoulder surgeries and...