• The Art of Collaboration

    ​I’ve always been pretty independent. My dad has told the story numerous times about how I was never a cuddly baby and started walking at seven months old. (I had to keep up with my big sister, after...

  • Survivor or Warrior?

    October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And although I refer to myself as a breast cancer survivor, I don’t really feel like one. “Surviving” the cancer was nothing. Abnormal cells grew out...

  • Willingness to Ask

    Last night started out like most nights. I got home from work and helped my husband with some chores. Tired from the day’s events, we ordered out instead of concocting a meal at home like we usually...

  • At a Crossroads

    Life was going along smoothly. I had lots of plates spinning and kept running from one to another as they slowed down, giving them another turn to ensure they’d stay in the air. But then a wind blew...

  • A New Endeavor

    ​I’m standing on the precipice, staring out into the unknown. I want to take a step, but fear is keeping me from doing so. Maybe I should just close my eyes and leap. Or would it be better to turn around...

  • The Scenic Route

    ​I am a planner — and a task person. So, I often have an idea in my head of tasks I want to complete after I get home from work, such as a new blog post. Sometimes, though, interruptions occur. People...