Jesus and Joe....Or Joe and Jesus?

So I wish I could tell you I wake up EVERY day and spent my first 15 minutes with God....BUT, I can't!  The truth is,  my first 15 minutes are spent making coffee, getting the pup to pee,  (me too if I am being 100 percent honest), and depending on the day....well, who knows what else.  

Doubting God

As I sat watching the Hurricane unfold in Florida and remembering the effects of Hurricane Harvey just the week before and the earthquake in Mexico and Kim in Korea, my goodness this is a lot of bad I kept thinking to myself!  I started thinking, "What the heck God?!"  I mean my mom's Death hit me VERY hard and I was doubting God, but now this?   This has got to have a lot of believers doubting. 

Chicken & Rice Soup - My Way (Paleo-ish)

About a year ago, I decided to change the way I ate.  I am not a hardcore Paleo mama by any stretch of the imagination, but I do try.  My motto in life is  pretty much anything and everything in moderation.   This would include my diet.  You may or may not see me indulge in a coke here and there and you will FOR SURE see me indulge in Vino and Vodka and the list goes on and on.  But, for the most part, I do try.  Here is my take on her Chicken & Rice Soup.  I make it and eat on it all week long!

Choose Life: On Becoming a Dance Instructor

I don't know what happens to me, but when the music comes on and I begin the steps, it's like I go into this other world.  It is very cathartic at times, very healing at other times, and just a full out party.  A party that I get to attend and forget what is happening around me.  

Last July, after a dance class I had just taken, my now mentor, Alana, approached me about teaching.  Her timing could not have been more perfect.  I JUMPED at the offer - and here's why.

Take A Breath and Look UP...

Summer is  officially over and today is the first day of school. AGH!  UGH!  (and insert many, many tears here). Yes I hate this day!   I am not your typical mom who can't wait for this day each year... I am not the one who has the champagne chilling next to the orange juice in the frigelator!   No, I am actually quite opposite.