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This summer, Arturo and I visited the Chicago Botanic Gardens. My favorite spot is the Bonsai exhibit. I am always in awe of the age of these little trees, ranging from 35 to over 100 years old! You may not know this, but Arturo studied agricultural engineering. He commented, as we went from bonsai to… Seguir leyendo Overcoming guilt and regret

I heard this phrase the other day and it stuck with me. “Don’t ask if it’s hard, ask if it’s worth it.” I love that! What a great way to focus on the bigger picture and get a better idea of what we should push through and what we should quit. Here are three things… Seguir leyendo Don’t ask if it’s hard, ask if it’s worth it

I’ve been reading The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom. I highly recommend it. The author talks about: Time Wealth Social Wealth Mental Wealth Physical Wealth Financial Wealth They are all fascinating, but I want to expound on social wealth. In his book, Bloom refers to “Your front row people.” These relationships are the… Seguir leyendo The Wealth That Makes Everything Else Meaningful

It feels like a life long journey to get to the point when you don’t feel like you have to impress anyone. I think we would all like to think we don’t care about what others think. And I certainly care less now than I used to. Still, there are glimpses that if you touch… Seguir leyendo You don’t have to impress anyone

I read a phrase a long time ago that I never forgot. “Your kids are only in your way when you rather be somewhere else.” While raising and homeschooling six kids, that was a phrase that I kept front and center in my mind. It helped me stay present. As a result, I loved spending… Seguir leyendo Maybe you just need a break.

Well, here we are — the stage Arturo and I have been walking through for the last decade. If I had to describe these years in one phrase, it would be growing closer together through change. We are now empty nesters, yet our lives feel full. We continue working in real estate, and honestly, we’re… Seguir leyendo The 4 Stages of a 40 Year Marriage (years 31 to 40)

I once heard someone say that our discontent lives in the space between expectation and reality. Absolutely! Whether it’s marriage, parenting, friendships, work or anything else we expected to go better than it did—disappointment shows up when we face that gap. So what do we do with it? Here are some thoughts. Evaluate your expectations.Not… Seguir leyendo When Reality Doesn’t Match What You Hoped For

On our 20th anniversary, I realized something that felt monumental to me — I had officially been married longer than I had been single. We married when I was 19. Two weeks after our 20th anniversary, I turned 40… and was surprised with not one, but two birthday parties that year. The third decade of… Seguir leyendo The 4 Stages of 40 Years of Marriage (21-30)

There is a word that has been on my mind: capacity. In general, capacity is the maximum amount that something can contain. There are objects that can never expand and their capacity remains the same—like a glass bottle or a pan. Other things depend on our creativity to arrange what goes inside them. A dishwasher,… Seguir leyendo Your Capacity Is Growing(Even When It Feels Like Too Much)

Last week I began sharing what 40 years of marriage has looked like for us, one decade at a time. Today, we move into years 11–20. If I had to describe this stage in one word, it would be BUSY. These are the years when life feels full in every direction. Expenses peak. Activities multiply.… Seguir leyendo The 4 Stages of 40 Years of Marriage (Years 11–20)