I have a very special journal that I bought months ago, ready to crack open on January 1st of the new year. I sat down on day one and wrote in all my important appointments, birthdays to remember, special events. And then I got started on my goals. I have a list of personal goals – more date nights with my husband, special activities to do with my girls, fun things to do with my parents, family and friends. I have a list of professional goals – that’s a long list! I have a

So, I have some of the sweetest, bestest friends in the world. They love and support me like nobody’s business. We love to chat about what’s going on in our lives, with kids, husbands, boyfriends, jobs. We love to encourage each other in the tough times. But I have to say that in the area of keeping each other accountable to tough goals, we definitely fall short. Failure to keep each other accountable happens not because of a lack of love and care. In fact, it is often be

I have a confession to make. In the middle of the recent Powerball frenzy, I bought a ticket. Ok, I spent $20 on Powerball tickets. Ok, ok….I spent $20 on Powerball tickets twice. Whew, I feel better now. I never buy lottery tickets. Ever. But there was something about the frenzy of Powerball that brought those of us who never buy them straight out to our local convenience store with the hope that maybe, just maybe, we might be the lucky ones. Over the last few weeks I h

Y’all, I just saw the funniest little “meme” on Facebook today. You know, those little cartoons that say things in a straightforward way that we usually have to skirt around in polite conversation. Well, this one said something along the lines of “My New Year’s resolution was to lose 10 pounds. Only 15 to go!” I laughed at that one because it is so, so true! We set out with the best of intentions, but as the days and weeks and months progress, we end up in a hole deeper