Big Rocks of Life Blog

  • Gratitude Month | Day 7 | 2026

    Today, I’m grateful for my students at the University of Dayton and work that means so much to me.Bringing my years of marketing leadership experie...
  • Gratitude Month | Day 6 | 2026

    Day 6 of gratitude 💛See that little screen at the front of the room? That’s where our teammates from the University of Bristol in England joined us...
  • Gratitude Month | Day 5 | 2026

    Gratitude Month, Day 5 🍂So grateful for this small but mighty cohort! Bell Mensah Ampem, Keith Rydell, and Alaa Bader have been beside me since day...
  • Gratitude Month | Day 4 | 2026

    Gratitude Month, Day 4 🍂Today I’m grateful for the University of Dayton Center for Leadership and the incredible team I get to work with: April Mes...
  • Gratitude Month | Day 3 | 2026

    Gratitude Month, Day 3 🇺🇸Two “I Voted” stickers and a morning with my girl. A pretty good start to the day. ❤️Today I’m grateful for our democracy ...
  • Gratitude Month | Day 2 | 2026

    Day 2 of gratitude month, and today I’m thankful for Madison and Mantas, my remarkable daughter and son-in-law. ❤️ I love the way they care for eac...
  • Gratitude Month | Day 1 | 2026

    Gratitude Month, Day 1 💙This is my sixth year celebrating Gratitude Month, and this year, I knew exactly where I had to start: my sweet grandson, L...
  • Gratitude Month | Day 30

    Gratitude Month | Day 30Closing out Gratitude Month with one of my favorite photos of me and my girls. We were laughing so hard in this moment, and...
  • Gratitude Month | Day 29

    Gratitude Month | Day 29As I look back on this month, I’m grateful for so many people and moments, but I’m also reminded of the importance of takin...
  • Gratitude Month | Day 28

    Gratitude Month | Day 28I’m grateful for our Westie, Murphy. Pets have a way of keeping us grounded and adding a lot of joy to our lives, and he do...
  • Gratitude Month | Day 27

    Gratitude Month | Day 27Happy Thanksgiving. Today I’m grateful for time with family. It’s not often we’re all in the same place, so having a day to...
  • Gratitude Month | Day 26

    Gratitude Month | Day 26 Today I’m grateful for our annual Baking Day tradition. Every year on the day before Thanksgiving, we come together to mak...