My mother grew up in Chicago and in our childhood instilled the love for the Chicago she knew. There is, and always has been, one magical place that we too share her love for. That is the city block building with green majestic clocks on each corner that was once known as Marshall Fields on…
I got on a paddle board for the first time just about a year ago. It was thrilling. Something I’ve wanted to do since the first time I saw it. With my daughter and husband along side we headed out, kneeling in the middle of our boards, paddles in hand. I watched as my daughter…
It’s a simple equation; negative energy fuels negative energy. Doesn’t matter if it’s on opposite ends of an argument or coming from opposing opinions; negative energy fuels negative energy. Remember your parents saying, “You can’t fight fire with fire!” This time they were actually correct. Fighting fire with fire – usually creates a bigger fire.…
Perhaps this election is much more than who won. Perhaps it’s a wake-up call to show us the true state of our nation and that there is still a lot to be done to ensure all who call it home are free. Maybe it’s to teach us that we really don’t believe the words written…
He swooped into our lives and stole the heart of our daughter. It wasn’t until recently that we learned he comes from a long line of pirates, French pirates who fled to Scotland. ‘French, Scottish Pirates’, sounds like something from Dr. Who. Unknowingly, we had been prayer for his arrival for several years. “God, send…
“There’s nothing more tiresome as listening to wealthy people complain about all they have to do to care for their wealth.” It should be a line from a movie, but it’s not. It doesn’t even come up as a quote on Google. I know, I checked. I figure if you are smart enough to acquire…