Kathryn’s Reflections of Gratitude on Veterans Day

Several years ago, my husband and I started a tradition of visiting Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery on our regular trips to San Diego. We found that this was a good way to put life into perspective and to honor the many lives sacrificed for our country. We enjoy so many freedoms, liberties, and rights, that others around the world do not, but it’s easy to be cynical and take them for granted. Walking around Fort Rosecrans, you find markers of those who served in wars past, but on recent trips, it’s been the newer grave markers that demand our attention.

September 24, 2015September 24, 2015

Becoming the Landlady

This month I closed a chapter in my life playing a role I didn’t specifically chose for myself—the landlady.

My husband and I were young professionals when we met and fell in love, but along with the storybook romance came the reality. We married in 2009 after the real estate market began to plummet. We couldn’t sell our properties to buy a home together. So we rented out my condominium, and I moved in with my husband and Boulder (his 130-pound Rottweiler).

Celebrating Motherhood

Seven years ago today, I spent Mother’s Day with my mom. I took her to brunch after church and thanked her for all that she had done for me. At that time, I’d just met the man I would later marry and was still in the throes of my career as a public defender. It was also during this time that I was considering the FBI, and was halfway through the application process to be a special agent. Little did I know, things would soon change…

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April 29, 2015April 23, 2015

Off the Beaten Path: Molokai, Hawaii

I have a vagabound spirit and happy memories traversing the ruins of Angor Wat in Cambodia and walking the streets of Old Havana in Cuba. I love being in a place where you take in a moment of fleeting history as though you’re in a living museum. That is Molokai, Hawaii.

Tips on How to Stay Politically Aware | Model Behaviors

March 5, 2015March 6, 2015

Tips on How Stay Politically Aware

Recently, I received a text message asking my opinion on a perspective Presidential candidate. While flattered that anyone would want my opinion, after all I’m usually at home with small children these days, I was also a bit embarrassed. My political knowledge has come down to a mixture of John Stewart sketches and common sense. This made me realize how behind I’d gotten. First, with John Stewart leaving the Daily Show, he can no longer be my go-to source on politics. But secondly, I used to be that woman in the know when it came to politics at the local, state, and federal level. Now, I’ve been reduced to short segments on Comedy Central.