Temporary Fixes for Permanent Problems

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There’s No Perfect Solution

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Halloween in Disguise

When one door closes, another one opens—sometimes, repeatedly. Check out my latest on Medium (Happy Halloween!):. Halloween in Disguise

An Open Letter to Little Duck

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Mom Always Said…

There are several things I would change about my house, given the opportunity to do so, but our family room is pretty large with high ceilings, and we all love it. We purposely have a decent portion of the room empty so Amelia can run around, pull out all 3,000 Lego blocks at once, or … Continue reading Mom Always Said… →

Squirrel Patrol

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Finding the Positive in the Negative

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Beautiful Little Moments

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Apparently, Some Lessons Stick

Christmas Eve of 2014, my mother-in-law, Mary, drove up from central Illinois to celebrate with my husband, daughter, and me. She brought along her daughter, Lida, and the daughter’s new husband, Brent. We did the big meal thing, chatted over mostly coffee—I don’t drink coffee and my daughter, Amelia, was two years old—then settled into … Continue reading Apparently, Some Lessons Stick →

My Path to Freelance Writing

Before my daughter, Amelia, was born, I had been a successful IT project manager for over a decade. Project management is one of those things that sounds boring on its face, but depending on the environment and how much the PM needs to accomplish, it can be exhilarating—and exhausting. One of my favorite projects was … Continue reading My Path to Freelance Writing →