Growing up in Oklahoma, we had Fall Break in October and “snow make up days” in April, if we didn’t use any snow days throughout the winter months. Dad and I took many trips, just the two of us, to…
Reach out. Speak up. Ask for help. This is the message we hear after tragedies like Robin Williams, Kate Spade, and Anthony Bourdain’s suicidal deaths. The importance of good mental health is once again…
Amid tragedy or loss, a smile can seem almost painful. Amid anger or sin, a smile can feel fake. Amid victory or joy, a smile comes easily and without thought. In a few days, on June 15th, an unusual holiday…
Friends. They make life more colorful, more sweet, more exciting, more fun, more meaningful, more bearable. It has been said that “friends are the family we choose for ourselves.” Some of my closest...
Confession: I have a black thumb; my thumb is not literally black of course but when it comes to gardening, black thumb right here. I absolutely love fresh seasonal produce—the life a green plant…
Identity: (noun) the fact of being who or what a person is. Just looking at that definition helps me realize why we as women have such struggles with our own identities. The knowledge that we will be identified…
The first time I heard Debbie Jourden share her story, I was mesmerized at its uniqueness, as well as with the honesty and faith of the woman telling it. Debbie was diagnosed with Polio at the age of 2…