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I love listening to my preschooler talk about time. She often tells me about how she’s going to clean up her room "yesterday tomorrow" and she also asks me if I remember a place we visited last year (when...

The holiday season can be stressful for plenty of people. However, there are a million reasons to love the season, not least of which is that the Hallmark Channel shows Christmas movies 24/7 from October 22 through forever. And...

It’s that time of (every four) year(s) again where we cast our vote and decide who will be our nation’s leaders for the next four-year term. Regardless of which party you are choosing to vote for, it's never too...

A few weeks ago, a TV personality mocked women in the military. Specifically, he ridiculed maternity flight suits, implying that women having uniforms that fit correctly negatively impacts America’s combat readiness. While military leaders were quick to point out...

Remember those family road trips we used to take and the kids would scream, “Are we there yet?” Well, I feel like we are currently on a road trip with the Coronavirus and in child-like fashion, the world is...

Annually, on the third Monday in January, we celebrate the life and legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Since it's a national and federal holiday, a majority of us have the day off and schools are closed...

He said it again last night. “I just can’t bring myself to vote for anyone.” And I sighed, defeated, but nodded in agreement.  Over the last few weeks, my husband and I have had countless conversations that end in this...

I think we can all agree that 2020 taught us many things…and 2021 hasn’t stopped teaching us. A couple of months ago, I wrote about what I learned in 2020. One of the things I took away from last...