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One of the things I love most about my career is that every August (or rather, July), I get a fresh start. Unlike many professions,...

Y’all. I am about to enter the last year of my 40s. What? How did that happen? Am I really that old? There are days when I feel so, so...

Another chapter has closed, and just like that—our 12U baseball season is in the books. It didn’t end the way we hoped. There was no...

This post has been a few days in the making as the situation took place this past Sunday. He had just come home. A full week of freedom...

This past weekend, I had the opportunity—not the obligation, but the gift—to take my oldest to his cheer stunt camp in Orlando. And I...

We weren’t looking for a dog like Piper—truthfully, I’m not sure we even knew a dog like her existed. She came to us after outliving two...

This past weekend, I had the chance to watch two of my three kiddos take the field—my daughter in her final tournament of the season, and...

Hi there. I’m so glad you’re here. Patio Perspectives  began as a personal space for me to pause, reflect, and write through life’s...