Ashton and B.J. Hobbs made everyone feel loved and special. They were always together and lived life to the fullest. 16-years-ago the brothers went scuba diving and never came back home. This is their story as told by their sister Shannon. It’s a story of […]

This is my favorite time of year to get in the kitchen, but sometimes I don’t have time to make slow-cooked comfort food. These are my go-to fast fall meals for when my day doesn’t quite go according to plan. Chicken Pot-Pie My Mom says […]

I spent one hour with my children yesterday. One. This isn’t uncommon considering they split time between me and my ex-husband. My daughter is a competitive gymnast and I spend many hours watching her grow up through a glass window. Add my intense and unpredictable […]

I remember my ex-husband telling me one day about 4 years ago that Cody was gay. I couldn’t believe it! To the outside world, this man had the perfect Mormon family. He had a successful career, four darling kids, a beautiful wife, and a nice […]

I’m in the radio biz. It sounds like a glamorous job and truthfully it can be very fun. Unfortunately, the business often means a very difficult balance between work and home life. Radio can mean sudden moves, pay cuts, and often times professional gains come […]

The toughest aspect of my divorce was not mourning the relationship, it was mourning my family unit. I had come to grips with the fact that my marriage failed. There were a million reasons or excuses why. We married too young. We became different people. […]

The first thing I ever heard about Jen is that she has seizures. Jen was my neighbor over a decade ago and I instantly thought she was the sweetest thing ever. Her seizures were scary though. I watched her have seizures in church a couple […]

I have always struggled with change. Learning to manage my anxiety around the uncomfortable process makes a big difference in learning how to process the unknown. Divorce, job loss, moving, are all big moments in a persons’ life that conjure up a lot of change […]

This beautiful young woman, Madeline Duskey, was just 24-years-old when she was hit and killed by a drunk driver. Her Mother, Crystal Markum-Brown sat down with me to share her incredibly tragic story. After we talked she wrote me this message. “Maddie has always been […]

The power of the spoken word is one of the most powerful tools we possess. Words can inspire or lift someone up on a bad day, they can also destroy relationships, create lasting insecurity, and instill fear. One of my very favorite books is “The […]