We recently surprised our kids with a trip to Silver Dollar City. I was expecting my kids to be so excited when we walked up to the park, but instead my son grumbled, “This is it!?” He saw right past all the attractions, food, what was inside the buildings and focused his mind on how…

While cleaning out the car, I discovered soccer cleats caked in mud. As I began scraping the mud off, memories of freshman year cross country practice flooded my mind. It was hill workout day, the day everyone dreaded. Put me on a flat road with no incline and I could run for miles, but hills……

Last summer I found out I had 2 bulging discs in my neck. After countless treatment, in and out of the chiropractor, I finally found something that helped- acupuncture.   The only problem with this is that I faint easy.   The first time I went to get acupuncture and could finally sleep without being…

What are you thankful for? This is the question everyone asks around Thanksgiving.   Family? Friends? Health?   Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV)   A few years ago, I remember reading this verse and thinking, “Honestly, I’m not feeling very thankful.”…

It was one of those days.   You know, the kind where the kids wake up too early – stuck at home because everyone has snotty noses- in bad moods – and it’s dreary outside.   The kind of day where nothing goes right.   I hadn’t had one of those days in a while.…

I was walking in South Chicago to my internship at a book publishing company when a police car pulled up beside me.   “Miss, are you lost?” The officer called out.   If only he knew the irony of that question. I had felt lost all summer.  Directionally – Emotionally – Mentally.   “No, I’m…