It was April a few years ago and I was staffing the Retirement Committee of the Missouri House. The basement of the Capitol where the...

It was January of 1974 and I was just weeks away from my 8th birthday. I stood in front of the class as the teacher introduced me as the...

When you are proud of yourself because you finally remembered to change your husband’s “Santa Baby” ringtone a week into March. For the...

It was Christmas Eve several years ago, and Dad and I were doing our traditional shopping for Mom. We met at Wal-Mart and Dad gave me the...

As I walked out this morning to get in my car, I realized that it was raining. I walked to my car and I could feel, my freshly curled and...

In the photo, the Missouri Capitol is wrapped for a 5 year cleaning and reconstruction process. In press releases, news articles and...

It was the morning of Christmas Eve, and I was home alone. I was standing in the back yard, letting the puppies get some exercise as they...

Have you ever gotten to a place where you feel so confident and at peace about finally crossing what you believe to be the last hurdle in...

The day was warm and we were in the peak of a Midwest summer. My ex-husband and I had been out running a few errands in town and decided...

Approval vs. Obedience As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I have always been a people pleaser. The last few years this is something...

This week is Thanksgiving, the beginning of the holiday season and for many, it will be a day alone. And somehow, being alone on a...

Do you ever sit back and look at social media or listen when there is a conversation going on within earshot, or take the time to notice...

It was several years ago that I was making the drive from my home in Springfield, Missouri to the State Fair two hours away to sit at a...

I want people to like me. I have always had the struggle of wanting to please people. To be fully transparent, that has gotten me into...

There is something that has been weighing on my mind lately. I subscribe to the Girl Defined channel on Youtube and faithfully watch...

There was a time, much of my life, when I wanted to know what was going to happen, when it would happen, who would be there, and if we...

As I travel through this life, mile after mile and day after day I ponder. I can sit somewhere moments after a conversation or a simple...