Tag: Friendship

A smile. A happy hello. A thoughtful compliment. On the surface, these are simple things. They each only take a short moment to dispense. But the power...

What’s the darkest most depressing word you can think of? For me, the answer is the word infertility. Yup, that’s it. Not a word...

It’s a phrase I must’ve been saying for years, but I have just recently started to notice. I love that my job as a...

Recently I met my high school girlfriends for a weekend trip to Galena, Illinois. We had not been in a room together for over 25...

"I love your top!" "Oh this? It's ancient!" "Your haircolor is fabulous!" "Ugh...my gray is getting out of control!" "Have you lost weight?" "Pfhhhht! I wish!" "I saw your family...

It’s morning, and after I get my daughter squared away with her breakfast, I sit down with my own bowl of cereal and pull...

Dear Mama, Today you showed up. It took a lot to get you here, and I know it was not easy. You had to writhe...

Spring has finally arrived and soon we will be feeling the warmth of the sun (hopefully more consistently than 1-2 days a week), while...

I've been reading a lot of heart-warming stories on the internet lately, about these amazing people who anonymously pay off someone's student loans, or...

I’ve written before about my issues with Valentine’s Day. It has become a holiday billed as a designated day for couples to assert their...