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Recipe: Breakfast Bowl

Recipe: Breakfast Bowl

Make mornings special with this easy breakfast bowl.  Disclosure: This is part of a sponsored collaboration with Kroger and DiMe Media. However, all opinions expressed are my own. My husband, Brian, loves a great breakfast. It is one of the easiest ways for me to show...

Mary Alice’s 3rd Birthday

From Riley’s birthday in late February through Nate’s birthday in early May, it is birthday season in this house. In a twelve week period, all seven of us celebrate one more rotation around the sun. Late last night, Julia and I snuck out to the backyard...

The gift of your childhood

Oh my dearest Julia. Sometime around November I realized that your childhood is now a gift, tied with a blue satin bow, and released from my heart to yours. I had been wrestling with all of the ‘lasts’. The last first day of school. The last Christmas...

Dear Cindy, my mentor and friend,

Dearest Cindy, it will be no surprise to you that I write out my thoughts to try to process this grief that is making me dizzy. We met just four short years ago. I’ve looked up the timeline twice now because I was sure I’ve known you for so much longer...