Defining Your “Why”
Life is short and full of many experiences and decisions. All of us should strive to live a life filled with purpose. So, how do we do that? We need to define our “why”. We need to understand what motivates us and “why” we do the things we are doing. Why do we get out of bed in the morning? Why do we go to work? Why do we work at our current job? Why did we have kids? Think about children, from the time they are toddlers and able to talk, they fill their parents ears with why questions. This is how they learn about the...
read moreNever Give Up
This is a blog article written by a friend of mine named Mara. She is a mom, wife, daughter, friend, colleague, and so much more! Her story is one riddled with health issues, pain, lots of medication, ups, downs, hope, determination and success. She is an example of someone who chose not only to fight to get her health and quality of life back, but to take what she learned and to help others. In this article you will see how important it is to trust your gut, ask questions, ask for help and seek additional options. I am so excited to have her...
read moreLife is Your Journey
Life can be so many things: short, fun, unexpected, challenging, sad, happy. There are many ways to describe life and those adjectives good, bad or indifferent, are everchanging. The one thing to keep in mind, is that life is a journey, and it is your own personal journey. As children, we are taught right from wrong and shown the ways of the world. As we grow, we learn and come into our own, so when we go out into the world on our own, we are then hopefully equipped to survive and thrive. Although there are many things that shape the...
read moreToday We Honor Those Who Served
On a day like Veteran’s Day, we proudly honor our many Veteran’s who have passed, and are still with us. Their sacrifices for our freedom should be acknowledged and appreciated. I am the proud wife of an United States Air Force Veteran, Aunt to an enlisted Army Soldier, Daughter-In-Law to a Vietnam Vet and Grand Daughter to a World War Two Navy Veteran. It is important as we honor them, that we also remember that many of our Veteran’s and first responders are struggling with physical and mental...
read moreYou Are A Good Parent!
I am the Mom to an amazing six year old son. He is my World! Becoming a Mom was one of the best things to happen to me! He is a pretty well-behaved kid. That being said: Sometimes, he pushes my buttons and I raise my voice I am sometimes so tired that we do not do our nightly reading I sometimes let him have much more screen time than what is recommended Sometimes I bribe him to avoid a fight when trying to get him to do something Sometimes I have an annoyed tone when he asks me something Sometimes I just need some me time...
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