personal

  • Write It Down

    As a kid, you know your grandparents as that ‘old’ retired grandpa or grandma.  You never really consider them in their youth and imagine what they were like as a kid, teen or young adult.  To me, my one grandpa was that old, jolly man that loved gadgets, and was…

  • New Year!

    Happy New Year! A new decade is here as we start 2020. A new year feels like fresh starts. I haven’t been someone that does ‘resolutions’. I always feel like constant growth personally is the way to go.  So for me, consistency and focus is something that I will continue…

  • Tradition

    I was sitting on a little chair, looking at the decorations that were to go on the tree and inconspicuously observing my family around me.  Jordan was working on a word search on the back of the advent calendar, Owen was placing a decoration and Jay had the hockey game…