I figure this is my time - to relax, be with my family and have a normal life.

I eat healthy and drink a lot of water. I eliminated most white sugar and dairy from my diet. It's done wonders for me not only in maintaining a healthy weight, but it's increased my energy levels and immunity.

It seems too easy to lie in the moment but you always have to tell more lies on top of it to cover your tracks.

Priorities and purpose help keep us on track.

I don't think balance is ever achieved in the full sense of the word. Life is more like a juggling act, spinning plates in the air, allowing some to drop, and picking them back up or adding new ones when the timing is right.

Raising children has given me a compassionate and gracious heart for all children and people, realizing we don't always know the circumstances behind closed doors.

I'm so happy and thankful I made it a point be a stay-at-home mom.