A good friend and I were talking over coffee one day, and she asked me a really intriguing question. “What is your ‘why’?” She caught me completely off guard. But I was excited. Once I started explaining, I couldn’t stop! It was such an encouraging discussion that I can’t help but ask, What is your “why”?…
Monday Blues
We’ve all heard of folks having “a case of the Mondays,” and might have even been accused of having it ourselves, but what does that really mean? According to the Online Slang Dictionary, the phrase refers to an overall discomfort with the first day back to work after time away. I don’t know about you, but I…
Tennessee Thankful
Today makes me thankful I get to live in Tennessee. As I was stepping out of the office for lunch, I was greeted by a warm breeze. Last Friday I woke up to a beautiful layer of snow, and the temperature was the 20s. The temperature will continue to climb into the 60s and 70s this…
Reflections of 2016
While I don’t live in the past, I want to look back and reflect on the previous year to learn what I can from it. Ghandi said it best, “Don’t look back. You’re not going that way.” But there’s also a reason there’s still history class! I don’t know about you, but I’d prefer not be…
Left Behind or Legacy
A month ago today we said goodbye to one of the greatest men I have ever known, my beloved Grandpa. A part of me struggled with feelings of being left behind, and I felt like this time came way too fast. There was more to be said and done. I felt deep sadness for what…