Author: a mom, a runner, and a writer

The boys spent the week at Slumber Falls in New Braunfels, TX. Slumber Falls is an overnight church camp that both boys have been going

I find myself reflecting on the events that unfolded one night when I was dining at my favorite steakhouse. After an extraordinarily long day at

I am sitting on the patio of our family’s favorite restaurant. I took the afternoon off, and I am impressed with how much I did

I just finished a quick budget update. Most of my bills on autopay clear the first few days of the month. I had my largest

Today, we celebrate our nation’s birthday. Good Morning America seems like appropriate programming for this morning. The top story is inflation’s impact on gas prices

All of the fur kids and human kids are in the middle of afternoon naps. Potatoe is on the floor next to my desk chair,

It is Sunday before the Fourth of July in 2022. Little Chirp and I returned a bit ago after a hot, thirty-minute walk with the

I am sitting at my desk in the front room of the house where I work most of the time. I am enjoying my morning

On Friday, our community awoke to the news that four of our students and their grandfather were murdered while away at the family ranch for

Today marks the 20th Mother’s Day for me as a mother; the day marks the 15th Mother’s Day for me without my own mother.   I