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“I want to break free. I want to break free…” -Queen 

Somedays I find myself singing this song, or at least these first two lines over and over and really wanting to break free from the life I have built but no […]

He was small, tubular, green and seemed to eat an entire bush worth of leaves in one day. Every child in the second grade class was fascinated with how quickly this worm doubled in size. The daily buzz around the […]

Financial literacy has become a major focal point of my life.  As the days, and months and years roll by I am increasingly aware of the value of wealth – spiritual, emotional, social, physical and financial.  Wit […]

I noticed it again today on my way home. I’ve noticed it many of my days here of late. The voice. The one that knows me all the way through; whispering from within of what is true in my mind and heart. Skipping a […]

New acquaintances are often surprised to find out that I eat pasta (and bread and chocolate and even dessert on occasion) because my life’s career has been spent helping people have healthier diets. Just for the r […]

I have two friends raising teenage daughters alongside me right now. Their daughters are a couple of years behind mine but watching them raise their girls has been a joy and full of lessons. I’ve watched them c […]

Iyanla Vanzant is an inspirational speaker, life coach, author, lawyer, spiritual guide, and television personality. She is mainly known for her self help books or well known show “Iyanla Vanzant: Fix My Life” w […]

Each year the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, a professional group of over 110,000 credentialed nutrition and dietetics practitioners focuses attention on National Nutrition Month® during the month of […]

When she looked in the mirror, she saw herself as an obedient daughter and a doormat wife with no real future. Born in 1917 to a multi-millionaire financier (think Downton Abby, American style), Katharine was […]

Stories of Awe-Inspiring Women of History

Marie Curie– the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, scientist, and pioneering physicist
Frida Kahlo–an iconic and inspirational artist who helped shape the ide […]

Plaid For Women has decided to start a book club! I am really excited about this!

Our plan is to meet, via zoom, on the first Monday of each month between 12-1 pm CST. Bring your lunch, your thoughts, your […]

Did you know that there are two sides to faith? Are you struggling with faith right now? Most of us are. With so much negativity happening around us, it may be difficult to believe or have faith in good things […]

This week my husband lost his life-long friend, causing us to pause and reflect on life: his life, our life, the purpose and meaning of life, all things life.  I pulled up a copy of the popular poem, The Dash.  T […]

I had a dinner party the other night for friends I hadn’t seen in a while. I decided to go all out –starters, salad, main course, and desserts. Delicious! On the night, sixteen of us sat around a large table, lau […]

Goodness, goodness, where do I begin to select a woman that inspires me, there could be so many. My mother did, of course, and my courageous daughter-in-law battling illness, never giving up and many others that I […]

Dear Reader,

In March of 2017 – yes, FIVE years ago – I went out on a limb and wrote an article that I had been carrying around in my body and my Being since 2012.

It was hard to write it because I did […]

“Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just one step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it a […]

Loss. That seems too small a word when you have lost your beloved daughter to an early death. But, really, is there any word that would be sufficient?

My beloved daughter Amanda was a beautiful, vibrant young […]

Part 2 of the Tropical Oil Series
Ahhh coconut oil. If you believe everything you read about this uber-popular health food, you’d believe it to be the cure you’ve been looking for to help you lose weight and imp […]