Chapter 2: Fire Consumes
In my early years, my best friend’s home caught on fire. It was a basement fire caused by a cigarette flicked into a fireplace. A [...]
Dirty Hands, Clean Soul
We often have dinner with our friends once a week. It’s a necessary time to catch up, unwind, and share each other’s company. Their [...]
The Carpenters Table
PREPARATION
I admit it, I suck at math. I rely on Excel and calculators to ensure accuracy, and I often check my work twice before [...]
Spinning in Circles
Every morning after I drop the youngest off at school, I encounter a dog and its owner. They sit near the corner at the traffic [...]
Falling Leaves Hope
I have a new perspective on falling leaves. I’m enjoying the warm sun this afternoon while the Bearded One works on his latest [...]
Mom, Mum, Mommy, Nicole
I was 16 years old when 1/5 was born. I turned 17 a few weeks later. Wow…I’ve been a MOM for a long time! Sitting here, thinking [...]
Different isn’t a bad thing…its just different.
There is something to be said about turning the pages of a new book that I find so satisfying. I read a lot on the computer, so I [...]
The ACT of LOVE- Not as a Vain Repetition
This is a story about a simple lesson I learned in the past year about a four-letter word we all say all the time. LOVE. I use the [...]
Shift Your Perspective
It’s incredible how many people shutter when I say, “I’m a Director of Human Resources.” Their response is often, “WHY. Why would [...]