When humans first starting chucking golf balls around for fun, golf balls looked quite different than they do today. They were shiny and...

“If you don’t love yourself, you have no business seeking love from others.” – Humble the Poet Self-care and self-love are popular...

Welcome to my new mini blog series – “Life Lied to Me!”  In this series of essays, I will explore some of the promises I heard from...

I don’t know if Brett Kavanaugh attacked Christine Blasey Ford in the summer of 1982 – but I know this: The culture in which this...

I’ve been watching and listening carefully the past few weeks as debate over immigration in America has heated up and caught afire.  I’ve...

Sometimes the greatest blessings can come from the simplest and even messiest moments.  That was certainly true for me this morning. I...

When I was a little girl I wanted to change the world.  I wanted to make the world a better place.  I dreamed of getting a job for Make a...

Do you ever wonder if you can make a difference in the world?  Truly, really make a difference?  I do.  I wonder this all the time.  I...

I have a lengthy set of notes stored in my iPhone that I use specifically to keep track of facts that I can use in fictitious arguments...

When we think of gratitude we often gravitate toward giving thanks to the people and things that have made our lives better – usually the...

There is no phrase in the world I hate hearing more than, “I told you so.”  It’s awful!  It’s like nails on a chalkboard when I hear the...

When I was single (a time that spanned almost three decades), I had many opportunities to spend Christmas and New Year’s Eve (not to...

Yesterday, my husband and I celebrated our 9th anniversary. Naturally, the occasion had me thinking about love. My husband (who I will...

Hi, I’m Carrie, and I’m an apology-holic. It’s one of the most evident downsides of not feeling good enough. I’m constantly apologizing,...

I am an ordinary girl. I grew up in a typical suburban house with two brothers, a mom and a dad, a dog or two and a few hamsters. I went...

I have always wanted to be a good girl.  It started before I can remember, and it’s still going on today, as I edge ever closer to 40. ...