Author: Laura Hillkirk

The holiday season can bring great joy and excitement. It can also bring stress and feelings of being overwhelmed. For many, it triggers emotions of grief and sadness. Most of us are a snow globe of emotions this time of year. One shake can bring on great sadness, and a second shake can warm our…

There is a feeling Seattle leaves you with. It’s a cozy city. You are surrounded with tall buildings yet get the strangest small town vibe. The air is crisp and fresh. It’s hard to explain how different the air feels when you breath it in. My first morning here I was wide awake at 4:00…

Marley Moo Hillkirk, our Moo Moo. She was our runt, with skinny legs, a “husky” body, and the sweetest face you’ve ever seen. Marley loved to give kisses, or as we called them moochies. If you made the kissing sound she’d come running from another room to kiss your face off. We got Marley in…

We as women are constantly apologizing. I recently had a friend point out my constant need to preface my thoughts with “I’m sorry”. This stopped me in my tracks. I started to ask myself if in those moments I am actually sorry. There is a real difference between habitually apologizing for vocalizing my opinion or…