• When life comes full circle

    When life comes full circle

    Homelessness is real. Poverty is real. Hunger is real. Statistics show that on any given day there is between 6,000-10,000 homeless people in Missouri. This includes individuals, minors, and families. Thousands suffer from chronic homelessness and they are the ones we see living under bridges. Thankfully, I have been blessed and have never experienced homelessness…

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  • Reset #2… physical health helps mental health

    I know, I know; going to the gym helps me feel better all around. We’ve all read those articles. I mentioned before that I stand in front of the mirror in the morning, scrunch up my belly, and jiggle it while making up songs about how fat I am. “I’m a fatty boom-ba-latty. The fattiest…

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  • Reset #1…contentment

    Reset #1…contentment

    Remember when I said that I’m having a hard time right now… call it the winter blues, call it life, whatever, it just sucks. Hence needing a reset? Which is why I have really been taking a long hard look at myself to figure out what I can do to get myself back on the…

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  • I need a reset

    I need a reset

    Anyone else? I recently listened to Rachel Hollis’ Rise podcast, she did a whole episode on how to start your day by jumping out of bed with joy. (You can click the link and it will take you to the exact episode.) Jumping out of bed? With joy? Yeah, not my cup of tea. Let…

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  • New Author Website

    And they say it can never be done. Way to go Ritu! Follow this author!

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  • Happy Birthday, Mom

    It’s that crazy time of year again. The time of year where I wrap up another school year-number seven to be exact. The time of year for Mother’s Day. The time of year where I remember my mom’s diagnosis of lung cancer. The time of year for her birthday. Happy Birthday, Mom. You would be…

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  • I tell my students that I want to be a writer when I grow up. I’ve honestly thought that I had NO chance at all–that this was just some fantasy. However, my sweet little family has been supporting me along the way and that has given me the courage to get out there and at…

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  • Being present

    “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift; that’s why it’s called the present.” Funny how almost two decades ago that quote was my mantra. Probably because it was so philosophical. Ha! Yeah right! It was actually because I loved the play on words. (Insert geek face here.) My cousin and I…

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  • At peace…

    At peace…

    I have spent 10 years obsessing over having a baby. I went to endocrinologists and completed test after test all to show that everything seemed pretty normal. Well, except for that little thing called endometriosis. However, for a lot of women that doesn’t mean infertility. Except, it does for me. Joe and I felt called…

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  • Paris with my Mom

    I went to Paris with my mom last night. I know what you’re thinking, “Paris? On a school night?” I agree it’s crazy! But it happened. It is a brisk morning with a warm sun. The waffles in the courtyard steam on the end of my fork. My mom, sips on her black coffee, watching…

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