let joy reign.

Ugh.  Today I had to make a difficult phone call.  I hate making these types of calls…the kind where I need to ask a company to do something for me and hope they will rule in my favor.  I feel like my future is dependent upon the other person on the phone understanding my position […]

It all started with the right outfit…or did it? Truthfully, the best date I ever went on was with my husband a few months after we had our first baby.  New outfit hiding the post-baby pooch? Check. Reservations at the Boom-Boom Room for a sweet Italian dinner? Check.  Babysitter?  Check.  All of the pieces were […]

When a problem strikes, you can only control what you can control.  You can’t choose how others behave, only how you will react.  Sometimes it is challenging to understand where others might be coming from.  It is hard to fathom others actions because we would never behave in the same way.  Rather than reacting and […]

You have dreams and ideas that are ready to be shared.  Your sister, brother, friend, neighbor or random Facebook acquaintance needs you to open up and give the answers you have found.  There is purpose in the lessons you have learned and you can end the struggle they face.  In fact, you know you were […]

I have been operating on an average of five (5!) hours of sleep for the last several months.  Despite every effort, our newest baby continues to wake up in the night.  I have changed my prayers from “please help her to sleep through the night” to “please help me to endure and still be a […]

Woohoo!!  I have thoroughly enjoyed the last two months with our new baby girl.  She is amazing and reminds me of why I love my work and am passionate about helping others. I look at her beautiful face and want so much for her.  More than anything, I want her to know how important she […]