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The Power of Being Nice How nice are you? Webster’s Dictionary defines nice as polite, kind, a pleasing way. October 5, 2022 is National Be Nice Day. I actually think w […]

The Thief of Connection Sometimes, there is a little, ugly monster who sits on my shoulder. He whispers horrible, self-doubt-inducing questions in my ear.  As a […]

Beep Beep…beep…woosh. Beep…woosh. The sounds of a hospital room at night are at best predictable at worst terrifying. In between the two feels like […]

Whom Do You Serve? Dear Reader, I’ve been pondering lately just what it means to me to be “of service.” Some of you may recall a story I told years ago about […]

Daughter, wife, friend, mother, and business owner. These are some of my favorite titles and I often look back to my own mother for many of the inspirations on how I live my life.

Speak Up

She tells the […]

Are you noticing that our world is becoming increasingly more bizarre?  On a recent road trip from Dallas to St. Louis my husband and I experienced three notable episodes that can only be described as bizarre.  I […]

I am a great admirer of Brene Brown, who has spoken and written extensively on vulnerability.  She says that “allowing yourself to be vulnerable is an act of courage.  Courage starts with showing up and all […]

The kids have grown, family routines have shifted, and you are left with more time with your spouse to rekindle and rediscover.  That’s the ideal scenario. However, with some general relationship di […]

We all want to be authentic, and yet, we compare ourselves to some nebulous standard — the social media norm, the cultural expectation, the family code. When we fear we can’t think and act as we truly are, we put […]

Today, I am a mother of grown sons, a grandmother and a great grandmother. Looking back, I recall things that I did or, better yet, didn’t do and wonder how could I have done better. In general, I believe we b […]

It’s Thursday afternoon and the ideas presented for dinner have all been snubbed. 

I’m cooking anyway. Chicken broccoli and rice again(?!) because no one has a better idea and I like it. The car is a mess with […]

Michelle Crim Michelle is a proud native Texan and grew up in Arlington, Texas.  Her 20-year career in fundraising and nonprofit management includes roles in […]

This summer, it’s hot as usual, and who wants to heat up the kitchen? That’s why in the summer, we do things a little differently, relying more on main dish salads, grilled foods and easy to put together meals and […]

On my desk, I have a cute little calendar, nestled snuggly between a coffee mug full of brightly colored pens and my trusty ten-key calculator (I’m a CPA). In addition to displaying the date, this cute little c […]

My latest tool for financial literacy is laughter.  Michelle Obama has been quoted as saying: 

“First you get them to laugh, then you get them to listen.”

If you’re funny, they will learn!”

So come on, […]

Once upon a time, a fair Maiden-on-the-cusp-of-becoming-a-Crone was floating about in her swimming pool when all of a sudden, she heard a soft “plop.”

Curious about what might make such a strange sound in the […]

Goals don’t determine our success, habits do. This shocks me. All the experts, gurus, specialist, masters tell us to set goals. We’re even told goals written down have a better chance of being achieved. But the […]