Friends. I love to travel. That is not a surprise. But sometimes you don’t have o go FAR away from home to have the very best experiences. Let’s talk about my recent trip to Chicago (just an hour flight or five hour drive from my home in St. Louis). I was a guest of Enjoy Illinois and the Magnificent Mile… View Post
You know what is amazing? A beauty product that can make your overall beauty routine easier and leave you feeling good. This is the magic of the Silk’n Infinity – a revolutionary treatment for hair removal. As a girl who started shaving my legs and underarms when she was 13 years old – and who hates unwanted hair so much,… View Post
You know what I love about the holidays? That’s right. Everything. But, most specifically the HAPPY that comes with the season. I love connecting with family and friends, witnessing joy and doing as much as I can to spread that goodness. This right here is one of the great joys I experience. My family laughs at me – every day… View Post
It feels like just yesterday I was on a nearly 24 hour journey to Uganda – ready – or so I thought – to bear witness to the extraordinary work World Vision is doing on a daily basis to protect the youngest among us…to give them the childhood they deserve. I learned so very much about what makes the people… View Post
Who doesn’t love getting mail around the holidays? My son especially enjoys opening the colorful envelopes to discover exciting life updates and photos of our friends and family from around the country….but I have to admit, I try to get to them all – it is the small pleasures. Unfortunately, the holiday season also brings the daunting task of finding… View Post
How do you write something you had convinced yourself you would never have to write? How do you honor a friend, a friendship, a mother and wife, a giver of love and kindness – when you were sure SHE would be the miracle? Friends – I wish I had the answer. Just more than 100 days ago, after she had… View Post
