Leap of Faith

This summer, my family spent six days camping. Three days we were with family friends at St. Croix State Park, and the next three days we were at Gooseberry Falls State Park with families from our church. On the first night of camping, we sat around the campfire and...

When is the perfect age to start a family?

This morning I read Carolyn Gregoire’s Huffington Post article, “Being an Older Mom Comes With Some Major Advantages.”  I was drawn to it because I’d had a conversation with a friend in her early thirties recently, who was struggling with the...

Top of the Year Picks

As a wardrobe consultant, I see styles and products come and go. But I also see quality items that come into the market that make an impression and become staples. This is my “Top of the Year” list. “Top of the Year” Picks The best camisoles: I love the Ann...

The War Between Positive and Negative

As I drove north into the city for a meeting, the driver beside me cut into my lane. I hit my brakes. “I saw them coming. All harm avoided,” I think to myself. The cell phone rings and the voice on the other line tells me they can’t make it and...

Searching for Fun

Last fall I sat in my hair stylist’s chair as she asked me what I had been up to. I rattled off my schedule filled with volunteering, singing, and speaking engagements, my busyness with this club and that committee. Then she asked me, “What do you do for...