Big Rocks of Life Blog

  • 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...
  • Gratitude Month | Day 24

    Gratitude Month | Day 24Today I’m grateful for Madison’s friends, Kajal and Josie. The three of them met at Loyola, and it’s been so fun watching t...
  • Gratitude Month | Day 23

    Gratitude Month | Day 23Today I’m grateful for our little corner of the world on Indian Wells Trail. The ’hood has become such a special part of ou...
  • Gratitude Month | Day 22

    Gratitude Month | Day 22Today I’m grateful for my dear family friend, Sharon Easterday. Sharon and my mom were friends since elementary school, and...
  • Gratitude Month | Day 21

    Gratitude Month | Day 21Today I’m grateful for Crayons to Classrooms, our nonprofit partner for my University of Dayton School of Business Administ...
  • Gratitude Month | Day 20

    Gratitude Month | Day 20Tonight I’m grateful for book club. It’s such a nice pause in a busy week. No screens, no rushing around. Just good convers...
  • Gratitude Month | Day 19

    Gratitude Month | Day 19Today I’m grateful for the chance to be the faculty advisor for two great groups at the University of Dayton — Women in Bus...
  • Gratitude Month | Day 18

    Gratitude Month | Day 18Today I’m grateful for the chance to teach and learn around the world. From weaving COIL (Collaborative Online Internationa...