Cancer can be a pretty lonely journey. Before I went through treatment in 2021, I knew little about what the ins and outs of chemo, radiation, and surgery entail. And I knew absolutely nothing about the lifelong implications of...
Dear Friend,
As Thanksgiving is getting close, I am in the spirit of gratitude. I practice gratitude daily but I do not always express it out loud. In this time of gratitude, I want to take the time to thank...
A couple of months ago I came upon an Instagram meme describing a dream trip for me: a group of book-lover friends going away together for a reading retreat where everyone brings a stack of books, reads all day,...
As women, we are conditioned to seek out that fairytale relationship. To find our life partner, our everything. Achieve success, raise a family, and live what we believe is a desirable and perfectly cultivated life. I was recently challenged...
Another Christmas season has passed and, as you take a moment to breathe, you realize you forgot to send out Christmas cards. Or maybe (like I did last year) you ordered them and left them on a counter never...
I won't bore you with the story of a friendship that went sour.
I'm not here to convince you that I was right, or that they were wrong. Most of us can admit that at some point we have felt...
Your friend just had a baby, and you're going visit her and meet her newest family member. Do you bring something? Not bring something? A gift for her or the baby? These are all things I ask myself before...
I was just minding my business, and you sat by me. A typical day at the park with my boys watching them sliding, and throwing dirt ... typical boy stuff.
Thinking to myself: "Have I found a new mom friend?"
You...
Exactly one week after we got married, my husband and I said goodbye to both sets of parents, packed up all of our belongings and drove from Dallas to New Orleans, our new home for the next four years...
Make Them A Meal :: How A Simple Meal Train Can Be A Beacon Of Love & Support In Difficult Times
I’m sure everyone reading this has either volunteered for a meal train, or at the very least heard of...
This year's New Year's resolution went beyond my usual short-lived promises to stop biting my nails or eat better. I vowed to make new friends. You wouldn't think this would need to be a conscious effort, but it was...
We have all heard the expression “It takes a village!” when it comes to raising our kids. But what happens when your village is small? What happens when you look around and everyone seems to have a huge tribe...
Looking back, I used to think that my expectations for friends were too high.
I'd want to make plans, and they'd cancel on me last minute - "just so busy, ya know?" Or, they'd ignore my texts for weeks, or...
Are you the kind of person who heeds advice or do you have to learn the lesson the hard way? If you are the latter, we are one in the same, sister. My beyond amazing husband, who is 21...