Hi, Fam! I promised to share the loose-leaf tea flavor of each podcast episode. It's easier to list here for your on-demand perusal. I recommend a little bit...

I didn't expect to be driving across town early this a.m. Mother's Day is supposed to be a day of rest and relaxation, right? But I would drive two hours to ...

Hey, Fam! Episode 1 featured a black, oolong loose-leaf tea with notes of lavender, vanilla, caramel and bergamot. Here's my quick and easy Pimento cheese re...

Dad always told me that I could accomplish anything as long as I worked hard, stayed focused and kept the faith. My father would have been 75 years old today...

I've been to four church services and taken Communion three times, and it's not even 1 o'clock yet. This isn't how I imagined my Easter weekend. We usually v...

We are a tech-driven crew. I like to make the excuse that it's necessary because I work from home and need the pods, modems and electronic gadgets, but the t...

The crew got dirty this weekend. For the first time, we planted a raised garden. The kiddos often helped my parents in their garden on spring visits, but thi...

It's St. Patrick's Day, so the kiddos decided to wear green to stay in the normal routine, I guess. It was a sight to see the green socks and t-shirts all re...

Adjusting to our new everybody-at-home arrangement has been insightful. I'm amazed at how quickly my kiddos have decided that pajamas should be the new schoo...

Life is a little different. We're now practicing physical distancing. We're staying home and digitally learning with the kiddos. I can't say that I'm as disc...

Each day we learn more and more about the pandemic, the Coronavirus. My family is adjusting to the recent news that I canceled our spring break travel and po...

As I sit here on a date we won't see for another four years, I can't help but wonder how many of us are feeling like 2020 is already a little suspect. In add...

I. Love. This. memory. My first visit to Montreal was completely out of my comfort zone. I've been in corporate communications for most of my career, but in ...

He won’t buy the cow if he’s getting the milk for free. Most of us have heard this or some similar advice growing up. Advice from your loved ones was to wait...

Of all the places I've been blessed to travel to, Disney World is still my favorite. Where else can you awaken your inner-child, experience the wonder throug...

I've always cherished that I was my dad's Father's Day gift because my birthday falls just a few days before Dads' Day. I loved spending time in front of the...

I started my Earth Day plans early this a.m. with hopes of taking in some of nature's best scenes during my morning run. However, my favorite running trail i...

Doing laundry. It's after midnight, and I'm waiting on my laundry. Nothing special about that, right? It's a small room with one washer and dryer on our floo...

I know this is easier said than done. I make an effort to focus on the positive, but sometimes I have moments when I'm neither negative or positive. I call i...

"Well behaved women seldom make history." Today is International Women's Day, and March is Women's History Month. I salute all women out there causing a ruck...