Quarantine was a unique adventure. The first month I stayed home from work, church and going out in public at all. The first time I went...

After feeling down and a bit discombobulated during the first week I decided it was time for a plan. This was going to be my new normal...

Last Friday, March 13th I started working from home. The Corona Virus spread started ramping up about Wednesday and by Friday the...

In the quiet (and not so quiet) moments of life, I often forget to stop. Just stop. Stop thinking. Stop doing. Stop making lists and...

I have worked in my new job for almost two months now. I’m not going to say where I work for privacy, but my job is to go over...

My life has been a bit of an emotional roller coaster for the past four months. I have been feeling for a while that my life needed some...

Confession: I love makeup. I always have. Ever since I was a little girl I’ve loved playing with it. I loved how it made me feel like a...

Karen Schirmang was my 1st-grade teacher. She was teaching partners with my mom who was also a 1st-grade teacher at Des Moines Christian...

Heart update: Today I had my annual cardiologist appointment. It was earlier in the year than it usually is because I asked to see my...