I had the same old argument with my husband the other night.
Honestly, it's not even an argument. It's a communication issue. It appears that we are saying the same things, but not hearing each other. More times than not,...
Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be about chocolate and flowers or even about the love between two partners. Consider the following experiential gifts the whole family can enjoy... in Flagstaff!
Experiential gifts
Make a Meal Together- I’ve always loved the...
From the moment society discovers we're pregnant, they want to know...they NEED to know: is it a boy or a girl?
I find this question so mind-boggling because no matter the answer the stranger is given, their response is the...
I just got home from a 10-day rafting trip in the Grand Canyon with my husband. We were gone from work, cell phones, our kids and everything for 10 days! To say it was great is an understatement. Before...
Several years ago, pre-husband and family I was mulling over Valentine’s Cards in Target. It felt like there was a brick in my stomach and I couldn’t bring myself to muster an ounce of excitement over the upcoming holiday...
The Story That Inspired My Thoughts
I recently read a blog entry from a woman sharing her own breast cancer survival story which included her friends' responses to her journey to recovery. Although super supportive throughout her mastectomy surgery, chemotherapy...
“The eyes don’t lie.”
“The eyes are the windows to the soul.”
There are endless old adages about eyes, and so many are related to communication and what we perceive in others. That’s because eye communication is a real thing. Ever...
We’ve all had our fair share of friends throughout our lives, those from our childhood and various aspects of our lives. What can be difficult is maintaining friendships through adulthood, it's tough, you start creating pathways that may not...
Have you heard about the Enneagram?
Simply put, the Enneagram is a system of nine interconnected personality types. They are graphically represented as lines and triangles that intersect in a star-like figure inside a circle.
The Enneagram is used in many...
If you ask me about my mom, I'll tell you she died in 2012. If you are interested, I'll tell you she was diagnosed with a brain tumor out of the blue when she was still in her late...
Dear Carly,
I anxiously waited for your dad to walk into the door of our new home in Baderville. He had been working a long day at Battery Systems and the few hours that I held the information to myself,...
I recently saw a meme online that read, “Breastfeeding for one year is approximately 1800 hours. A full-time job with 3 weeks of vacation is 1,960 hours. Just a fun fact.” Since my pump measures the number of hours...
I'm one of those people who overuses the word "love." In 10 Things I Hate About You (perfect movie from the 90s), Bianca says, "There's a difference between like and love. Because, I like my Skechers, but I love...