Fitness can rebuild what's broken. It can make you feel powerful, help you love yourself, and affirm your worth. It can teach you self-care and how to offer yourself a gift when you most need it.

A Stranger’s Request, A Personal Decision

Greg and I kept returning to the same thought: This was a human being, asking for time, for meaning, for presence. It wasn’t just about ink; it was about living by what we believe.

It’s Caturday, so meet Muffin. Yes, that is her happy face. Muffin is a cat of many moods, but mostly just one expression: gloriously unimpressed.

It's #FlowerFriday! Daylilies are hands-down my favorite flower. Of the thousands of varieties, it’s difficult to choose a favorite, but Wild Horses truly takes my breath away.

Flower photo by Oakes Daylilies

I poured my heart into raising my children, never realizing I’d quietly built a vision for their future—one that isn’t mine to shape. Letting go of our grown-up kids doesn’t happen all at once. We let go, not because we want to, but because we believe in the beauty of their becoming.

Tommy Ryman is not alone in stating, "Healthy is Gross." My childhood was filled with veggie chips, trail mix, carob, and yogurt with carrots and celery for snacks. Pop tarts and soft drinks never crossed the threshold.

This little girl knows what matters. At once silly and serious, Karen Beaumont's joyful text and David Catrow's vibrant illustrations encourage kids to appreciate everything about themselves, inside and out.

This video featuring Yo-Yo Ma beautifully communicates messages of peace, love, and beauty in diversity that resonate within modern hippie culture.