Wellness Isn’t Selfish

3 Years Ago… I thought I was fairly healthy. I tried to make good meals for our family, exercise when I had a “free” week, and felt like I was doing better than most in taking care of my health. In reality I was staying up way too late, cleaning with and applying toxins to …

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Murrays Meet Mountains

My boys have begged to fly on an airplane since they could talk. We used to take them to the airport just to give them a taste, but they’ve never had the feeling of the power of a take off, or being in the clouds, or traveling at 500 miles per hour. In fact, we …

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We Haven’t Forgotten…

It was a clear, crisp, cloudless morning as I headed to my 8am class at Butler University. Nothing was out of the ordinary except it was just a particularly gorgeous day. My class ended around 9 am, and as I walked the halls of Jordan Hall I noticed that most offices and classrooms had their …

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The Summer Of Endless Awesome

The Summer of 2015 will go down in history as the Summer of Endless Awesome. So many highlights on the highlight real. So many great memories. So many things I want to never forget. We had great family travels to The Indiana Dunes, an unexpected overnight in Chicago, and an epic adventure in Texas. I …

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Fast Fridays: Strength

One thing I love about our family is we do fitness together, whether its taking a run or challenging each other on planks. These boys absolutely amaze me with their strength and stamina. I remember working up to a mile in 5th grade, and these boys can already run a 5K without training!!! They push …

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NICU Care Packages for Families

If you’ve been with us for the long haul, you might remember that we had a community effort project of NICU Kits that we assembled and donated to our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit connections at St. Vincent Women’s and families all over the nation. We had a passion for parents going through the uncertainties and …

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Fast Fridays: Victory Lap

I remember back in the toddler days when I thought, “If I can just make it to the school stage, my life will get easier“. And then in the homeschool days, there were days that I almost chased down that yellow bus thinking it was the answer to making life simpler. I think my glasses …

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5 Back to School Essentials

Pencils sharpened. First Day of School Pics Taken. School Supply List Conquered. Now that we’re old pros at this back to school thing, I thought I would share some of my ABSOLUTE essentials for starting the school year off right! (Just in case you’re still loading up your supplies or looking for tried-and-true solutions!) I’m …

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