The Unknown Do you know someone who likes to be in control all the time, someone ultra organized who plans out his or her days down to the minute? Maybe you’re that someone. If something goes awry in your day, do you lose your cool or get anxious until the situation is resolved? I like…

Let Downs Can you think of a time when someone close to you let you down? I bet it’s not hard for you to think of an example. In fact, for some, it may be difficult to think of a single person who hasn’t let you down at some point. Maybe someone you love wasn’t…

Clear the Fog Have you ever found yourself in a slump when you didn’t feel like yourself and even doing the simplest of things left you feeling depleted? Have you ever lost interest in activities you enjoy and just can’t seem to make yourself get up and do the things you know you should be…

A Deep Love Father’s Day is today, so if you’re blessed as I am with a living and loving father, father figure, or father of your child(ren), I hope you take the time to let him know how much you love and appreciate him. I have always been a daddy’s girl. I love my mom…

False Ideals These days, when I look in the mirror, I notice more and more fine lines around my mouth and eyes. My husband and I look back at old pictures and we’re amazed at our baby faces. I also notice certain areas of my body where extra weight stubbornly clings to, which is distressing.…

Nurturing Love Mother’s Day is tomorrow, so Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers, grandmothers, stepmothers, foster mothers, or women who fill the role of mother in someone’s life. I am blessed to be a mother to three amazing children. I don’t know why God chose me to be their mom, but I’m so grateful…

Clean Up the Mess We had my youngest child’s birthday party yesterday. I have little time to keep up on housework, so you can imagine what the 24 hours leading up to it was like at my house. If you’re anything like me, you may recognize “the general” that appears handing out tasks and commands…

Swing the Bat It’s baseball season, and I am a fan of America’s National Pastime (Go Cardinals!). My son had his first baseball tournament of the year this past weekend. He’s on a 10U team (also the Cardinals), so there’s obviously a lot of improvement and education to be had at this point. However, he…

The Pain Scale As much as I love helping others, there are many aspects of nursing that aggravate me at times. They shouldn’t, but they do. I’ve been a nurse for almost thirteen years, and one of the biggest annoyances for me still to this day is the pain scale. Rarely (in my opinion) do…

Laugh or Cry I’m sure most people have heard the Woody Allen quote, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” Have you ever planned a trip or activity and despite weeks of preparation, it went completely wrong? That’s what happened yesterday. My 17-year-old daughter was invited to her boyfriend’s senior…