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Several years ago as I was walking out of a Panera bread trying to wrangle a crazy 4-year-old and keep a 2-year-old on one arm and Scotty on the other arm. It hit me like a ton of bricks. I felt [...]

For me, Veterans Day is also a reminder of the sacrifice and service of families who support those who serve. I always say, it is a team effort, we serve together as wives, families, and children [...]

I did not have a blog post planned until late evening September 10, 2017. I was sitting down at the table chatting with Scotty after we had put the boys to bed (or so we thought!). We both heard [...]

Vision. Why is it so hard to find it for myself? As women, as mothers, wives, or gals just trying to figure out life and careers, it can be exhausting and overwhelming to see the best in our [...]

I was having a hard week, I was beating myself up over everything. I hadn’t worked out in over a month, my eating habits were terrible, I got sick and was not accomplishing the business goals I’d [...]

Recently I was rummaging through old pictures and memorabilia. I found a ton of pictures of Scotty and me from 2005. Pictures of him in Iraq, young and full of life with plans for a prosperous [...]

I fell to my knees on the gravel road, I wanted to vomit, my stomach was in knots and it was beginning to remind me of all those feelings I felt on April 6, 2005, only worse.  I was trying to [...]

Let’s be honest, life is one big transition with a million little transitions all throughout it, when you throw in marriage, kids, work and all the other million things, it’s a mixed bag of [...]

Last summer was a huge transition for our family. Scotty retired from the military, so he was home working and sorting through all the paperwork that retiring brings; new insurance, VA, military [...]

After getting over the initial shock of Scotty’s total blindness, it hit me like a ton of bricks, I was now the eyes for our whole family. I had to take charge of almost everything our family [...]