H.S. Haygood

New Year’s Resolutions Dear Heather, Every year I make New Year’s Resolutions and every year I do not follow through with most of them.  I want to accomplish more, but I’m not sure I know how.  Do you have any advice on how to do this? Dear Want To Accomplish More, Congratulations!  You accomplished “SOME” […]

Dear Heather,   How can a stay-at-home Mom find an outlet for creativity that helps her to feel more relevant, confident, or successful? Dear Stay at Home Mom,   I have 5 kids, so not only can I relate to this question, but I have also been ALL over the place while trying to figure […]

The holiday season is a beautiful season full of inspiration, wonder, joy, and connection. For some, it can also be a whirlwind of obligations, expectations, and stress. Between shopping, cooking, decorating, and the obligatory events, it is easy to lose ourselves in the chaos and forget to enjoy this special time of year. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed.

Hippocrates said, “Let food be thy medicine.”  It is true that the healthiest people are those with the widest variety of nutrients and optimally functioning digestion. I prioritize feeding my children a variety of seasonal vegetables and fruit as well as hormone-free proteins most of the time. Our family has a rule that we taste […]

If we don’t DEFINE what our ideal life LOOKS life, we will never live it. Is your daily life aligned with who you want to be? Every year, every month, every week and every day we make choices that are leading us to or away from who we want to be.   Then the LORD replied: “Write down the […]

In John 16:33, Jesus says, “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” So much has happened since 2019 and I know that many people are wore out, overwhelmed, and exhausted. Whether you are a Christian […]

“The only thing you sometimes have control over is perspective. You don’t have control over your situation. But you have a choice about how you view it.” –Chris Pine Choice is a powerful tool when we use it.  The tenacious are victorious because they CHOSE to fight the fight, when the odds were against them. […]

Last week was truly spectacular.  Dominic and I flew to Texas for three short days to revisit his childhood.  We started in Dallas, made a little pitstop to visit Magnolia Market🫠, stopped in Austin, then drove to San Antonio to visit his sweet grandparents and finally Boerne, TX.   “We need time to defuse, to […]

Great discoveries are made by those who refuse to give up.  These are the people that we learn about in school.  Their tenacity has given them a place in the pages of history books.  When I think of tenacity, I think of Rosa Parks, Winton Churchill, Henry Ford, William Hershey, Coco Chanel, Malala Yousafzai and […]

As the leaves begin to dance in hues of amber and gold, I find myself reflecting on the changing seasons – both in nature and in my journey of pursuing a dream. Fall isn’t just a transition of weather; it’s a reminder of transformation and the beauty that comes with it. When I started my business and embarked […]