The Message I Found in a Bottle

I raised my hammer above the unsuspecting bottle wrapped in several layers of thick paper bags. A plastic bag was the outer layer. With one swooping motion, I swung down hitting the bottle. Thud. Nothing more. It took several strikes before the impact shattered the...

5 Ways Life is Like a New Recipe

This morning I caught myself idea shopping on Pinterest. I’ll be honest, some weeks I’m totally lacking ideas when it comes time to make our family’s menu and grocery list. I get stuck in a rut with the same once-good, now-a-bit-too-often-sad recipes. Have you been...

The next thing you might need to do – Stop Waiting!

“Hey Siri, set the timer for fourteen minutes,” Cookie Monster said at the beginning of a cute commercial I saw over the weekend. “Play waiting play list,” he then asks, prompting his phone to serenade him to the haunting lyrics Jim Croce’s Time in a Bottle. “If I...

3 Questions to Ask When You’re Off Track

It’s confession time. I goofed. Yup, I’ve missed the mark in a few areas. I won’t say I’ve broken “resolutions”… because I didn’t actually make “resolutions.” What I can say is that I have a few goals or changes that are important to me, but I’m not making the...