Greetings, my friends!  I hope all of you are having easy, breezy, stress-free days.  But for those of you who may be finding yourselves with a to-do list a mile long and not enough hours in the day to complete it (I hear you!), this post is for you.  It’s so easy to let stress […]

I love mornings – I’m an early bird by nature.  I love the promise of a new day and the first breath of fresh air I get to take.  But I know not all of my Besties may feel the same way, and there’s no shame in that.  But we all have to wake up […]

Last week I shared this Albert Einstein quote on Instagram: “There are two ways to live; as if nothing is a miracle, or as if everything is a miracle.”  I know I want to be in the latter camp.  There is so much that I have seen that helps me believe that anything is possible. […]

How’s that picture for a happy Friday view?  Yes, my Besties, that’s the gorgeous Grand Canyon.  My husband and I decided to go see what all the fuss was about on my grad school spring break.  Needless to say, we were not disappointed.  The Grand Canyon is one of those places where you feel like […]

I hope you are having a great week so far!  It’s been a bit of a rough one for us, as 3/4 of my household has battled with a stomach bug…Mama is the only one yet to be stricken – and you can bet I’m praying with all my might that this germ-nado passes me […]

I’ve worked in a lot of mental health care settings and if there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s that boredom is a huge trigger for most people. Whatever it is they struggle with, from eating disorders to addiction to various other unhealthy coping methods, being bored is one of the number one reasons people cite […]

Hey there, Besties!  I hope your weekend was wonderful!  I’m coming atcha live from Spring Break ’17!  Our days so far have been filled with family time, lots of fun, but very little sleep, as my littlest boy has adopted the habit of waking mama up 5-6 times per night.  Needless to say, both of […]

Happy Friday, my Besties!  It’s an extra happy one for me, as our spring break starts after school today!  Woot!  While we don’t have any tropical getaways planned, we are pumped to spend time with family and friends we don’t get to see nearly as often as we would like!   Today’s Bestie Finds are […]

“I want to leave a legacy, how will they remember me?  Did I choose to love?  Did I point to you enough to make a mark on things, I want to leave an offering…and leave that kind of legacy.” Those lyrics from Nichole Nordeman’s song, Legacy resonate so deeply with me.  I often wonder…am I making […]

By now, I’m sure you all know about the paleo diet, right?  Also known as the caveman diet, it helps people eat leaner and cleaner by asking the question, “WWACE?”  What Would A Caveman Eat?  😉  If Fred Flintstone wouldn’t have had access (here’s looking at you cheese, processed sugar, and grains), you shouldn’t be […]