Meet Me By The River

Offering some advice for my kiddos. Truthfully, I am not sure why.  They teach me...more than I could ever teach them.   As they are getting older, I feel more sentimental, more emotional, and the constant ache to freeze time. I hope you always know how much I love you.   xo Mom

Focus... That seems to be more of a challenge with every passing day. With pop up menus, junk email, and endless distractions. I am finding it takes more of an effort all the time to live intentionally and maintain focus on what a person strives to accomplish.   All that being said... the squirrel in my brain also wants to PIVOT (see what I did there ;) ) to also tell you about the highlight reel...

I don't know about you, but Music meets me where I am. Songs from our childhood, ones that remind us of challenging times, the music that comforts us, celebrates with us and can instantly teleport us to another time. Music shifts the mood of every environment, for better or worse. For our family, music has also become an opportunity to create open ended conversation and share about life experience...

I have been giving a few things some additional thought recently. One of those is that us less co-ordinated folk should be offered additional hours in their day. Simply to tidy up the chaos we tend to create in our path... Aside from that, additional recent events gave me some insight on aspects of my life I could improve on as well as the importance of doing what you can for the community around...

Happy New Year!   Feeling refreshed, recharged, and present. Ready for whatever the future holds... the good, the not so good and every moment in between.   Whatever you do to reset and create a happy, healthy trajectory for the New Year... you are on the right track. Everyone has their own path.  Create what works best for you. Challenge yourself, but give yourself grace when you need it to. It's...

The Christmas season is here!!  I, for one, could not be any less prepared...and to be perfectly honest, I am totally ok with however this Christmas rolls out.   Christmas can be such a mixed bag of emotions for many. As much as we want to soak up all the goodness of the holidays, it sometimes provokes other feels for many of us. I hope you are able to find some joy Christmas. And I hope that you...

Relationships are complicated. Knowing how the people you love, interpret how you show your love for them is an incredibly helpful tool. It is also helpful for your spouse to know what fills your cup. Some people love gift, or kind words. I really appreciate a good hug. Yes, there are good and bad hugs. But my absolute favorite is the gift of time with the people I love. Whether it is a birthday o...

Inevitably life will have moments that wear us down. That challenge us and sometimes force us to deal with a variety of feelings we have kept bottled up. This was me recently, and instead of leaning on people, exercising and taking care of myself... I did the complete opposite. I wallowed in my sadness alone. Counterproductive and made an already sad time even harder. So here I am, vulnerably admi...

In the midst of life chaos and the reality of never truly feeling like I have my feet under me.... I spend brief moments picturing myself, convertible top down in my 1965 powder pink mustang (to be clear, this car doesn't exist... yet). But hey, dare to dream. What do your dreams look like? I have realistic and tangible goals. I also have a tangled web of intricate thoughts and aspirations... we w...

While we are at it, lets cut everyone around us some slack too. Remind yourself that you are doing your best. And if somedays you are having a tough go, surround yourself with people who will gladly (and often unknowingly) be there to lift you up. Life is short, make the most of every moment, seek every opportunity to make a positive impact in the lives of the world around you. Laugh, hug, share,...

New Seasons mean: new sports, new changes, new schools, new chaos.   Finding ways to scrape together my scrambled brain. Discovering new challenges and how to help my kiddos as they navigate this season of change as well.

WOW! Time flies when you are exhausted! haha   Summer was a blur of incredible memories, time with family & friends and total disregard for the clock! We lived our best lives and embraced the sunshine and time with people we love. Now it's time for school, routine and I think I struggle with it way more than the kids.   Its ok to have your own style to parenting, and its ok to not be completel...

Do you have an internal monologue rolling in your mind? Apparently some of us do, and some don't. Love stuff like this and all the tiny features that make us who we are. Finding ways to forgive ourselves, give grace & truly embrace our quirky characteristics that make us, US.  You are strong, beautiful, and perfect exactly how you are. 💗  

Midway through the Summer and we are finding our groove! ;)   Once we embraced a new and forever changing routine, combined with embracing boredom and a little creative thinking... we are learning to appreciate having all this time together. Well most of the time, anyway. Creating opportunities for the kids to make a little spending money (and a way for us to turn mess makers, into mini helpers) h...

Special Guest *Hudson Conversation Starter- Family Game Better Together- Kids Edition

We all come together from various backgrounds and experience. Life rarely plays out exactly how we plan it. I believe we all have a purpose and a story worth sharing. I am SO excited in the following weeks to have people I am so grateful to call friends on the podcast. Prior to doing that, I thought it might be helpful to start by sharing part of my story.  I hope that life offers you every you ev...

Summer makes us all feel a bit more Vulnerable & Exposed.... Why do we get hair where we don't want/ need it?! And Full Disclosure.... Socks or No Socks at OBGYN?! Getting up close & personal. ;)  

Life is busy, that is an inevitable truth. Making time for the people we love is an irreplaceable gift.

Slowly realizing the importance of being in the moment. No matter how exhausted, the time will pass us by either way. Might as well enjoy it as much as possible.    

My Seven Truths: 1. Comfy Undies make or Break your day 2. Exercise is Medicine 3. Random Acts of Kindness will make a Huge impact for You & Others 4. Getting Older doesn't have to Suck 5. Being Vulnerable will Change your Relationships  6. The Scariest Leaps of Faith are Generally the Best And when all else fails..... 7. Sweatpants make everything Better!

Adventures in Motherhood. My Quotable Kid by Chronicle Books  

Welcome to Meet Me By The River! Looking forward to connecting, sharing and learning together.