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There’s a pattern here—and once I saw it, I couldn’t unsee it. Like in Runaway Bride, where everyone thinks she loves their favorite kind of eggs, I realized I’ve been doing the same thing in relationships. I like what he likes. I value what he values. I adapt. I adjust. I agree. It never feels like losing myself in the moment—it feels like loving well. But after 23 years of marriage and another 3 year relationship, I can finally name it: I stopped liking the version of mysel

Purple Martins are members of the swallow family, and travel roughly 5,000 miles twice a year to South America—mostly to Brazil. What’s...

A wise woman shared with me that fear creates the border of our lives as we know it- where what’s familiar ends and what’s possible...

There’s a quiet kind of heartbreak that comes from settling—not for less, but for almost . Almost happy. Almost fulfilled. Almost free....

I do not believe in happenstance. God has a divine plan that ensures everyone and everything has purpose. I know I'm guilty of using my...

Since I was a little girl I could fly in my dreams, and I have recently met someone that flies in his dreams as well. While dreams...

Are we ever really alone? Tomorrow is Christmas, present time. Have you ever looked up the definition to the word present: gift, now,...

Interesting fact that Sarah Josepha Hale, author of the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb", is the reason we are all celebrating...

It's my favorite season: no weather temperatures, football banter, homemade soups, fireside chats, etc. Interesting paradigm that I am in...

On Sept 18th we partnered with https://www.porchlight.art to host our first concert by the creek featuring Abbye West Pates. She is a...

"Hygge", pronounced hoo-ga, is a Danish word for living in the moment. It's a mindset centered around connecting with family, friends or...

We all have an inner voice that guides our thoughts and decisions. Is this our intuition or the Holy Spirit? As a Christian I believe the...

On May 1st we hosted our first "Interesting People Dinner" consisting of 4 couples that didn't know each other. Each couple was...

When we have a romantic connection the brain releases high amounts of dopamine. The euphoric feeling of dopamine release causes a high...

Whew, what an incredible high I'm on (no exogenous contributions). God has a way of placing the right people in our lives at the right...

After weeks of rain, it is a blessing to see the sun. I had an invested Irish boss that gave me the task of creating a power point with...

Spring has arrived, YAY! I just planted my first rotation of 200 Mammoth Sunflowers that will grow 7-9 ft with two very crooked rows of...

Resilience is recovering and growing despite life’s adversities. Hardships will come, you have three choices. You can either let it...