As I sit down with the perfect cup of tea, a computer, phone, and quiet house (Sam and the dogs are still snoozing), I'm almost speechless. I had a long week, and an even longer weekend. Do you ever have those? You just go through the motions and you aren't even sure of what you are doing, but you are doing something.  That was me. In s l o … [Read more...]

The weekend comes and goes no matter what you do. This weekend, for the second weekend in a row, I was at my daughter's softball tournament.  In two days I watched ten softball games. I even watched a few games between teams I did not know. I've lost count of the games I've seen since my daughter started playing softball, I've eaten more … [Read more...]

I am a busy woman. I work, I am a wife, a mom, a chauffeur at times, a writer, a teacher...the list goes on. Recently I heard someone say that we have to take time to listen to our hearts. No, it doesn't mean the song by Roxette. It means really taking time to pause and listen. There's the key word, friends. Listen. My mind was racing, my body … [Read more...]