I’ve always worried. It’s part of my DNA. Ask anyone who chronically worries and they will tell you they don’t really like the way it feels to worry. I spent a lot of years trying hard not to worry. I tried to reason my way out of worry. If it was a worry that something […]

My husband showed me a video this week that struck me about how we change. It was about a man whose co-workers created a bike that turned opposite compared to a normal bike. When you turn the handlebar to the right the front wheel turned left. And when you turned the handlebar to the left […]

There are three dads in my life who I’ve seen up close. They faithfully love me and my children. They are all hard working and love their families deeply. And in many ways they couldn’t be more different. One loves to take risks and start new things. Another faithfully finishes what he starts. One cries […]

By the end of this week my two youngest kids will be finished school and on to summer vacation. This marks the start of a new season in our family. Some things stay the same, but many will change. In many ways I like the change. It’s new and different. It’s a chance to make […]

My 16 year old daughter, Riley, has been playing a game every time she is in the car since she was a little girl. The game couldn’t be easier: when you see a yellow car the first person to say “yellow car” wins. It’s become so ingrained in Rittler car life that I catch myself […]