The Details
in frienship, love, motivation, family
I Couldn't Wait....
in family, love, Relationships
I couldn’t wait for each milestone, each memory, each everything…but this one is a hard one.
Read MoreWhat If...
What if I stopped pretending? What if I didn’t think about what people saw, and lived the way that burns inside of me? What if there were no checklists and comparative notes? What if we acted and reacted from a place of good will and intention, and not driven by commerce? What if the collective we celebrated and loved from a place of peace? What if we checked our hearts before we moved our mouths? What if???
Read MoreAudible
Not all bold moves work that successfully, and most have consequences….. It’s ok to be different. It’s ok to notice the differences. It’s not ok, in my opinion, to exploit the differences from such a place of disdain that one is trying to divide and destroy. We hide behind computer screens and scream out from a veil of darkness pretending like our opinions NEED to be heard all while failing to even care about the calamity of them.
Read MoreTraditions
After seeing some of my pictures recently, someone said, “well you have the perfect blended family.” I smiled. No, no we don’t, and I mean that with all sincerity, love and respect. We have a blended, sometimes broken, family...but at the end of the day we are FAMILY.
Read MoreIt's His Path
Two roads diverged in the wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference.~ Robert Frost
At the age of 19, she ran away. For the record, she didn’t run away.
Read MoreHOME
We’ve stood hips out, with faces crinkled, both wanting to do it our way…but we always decide to go home.
Read MoreMotivational Hijacking
If your worth to someone is only the money you will bring them, then you are a commodity, not a precious life.
Read MoreThe Journey
How do parents survive this s#%t? (ANSWER: Jesus, family, girlfriends, hair dye, and chardonnay. Trust me.) Why doesn’t this journey come with directions and a detailed map?
Read MoreBeautiful Belize
in Travel
Deep Waters
It was dramatic. MY LIFE CHANGED. I CHANGED.
Read More(IN)LOVE
in Relationships, love
I asked random male and female’s what the difference between loving someone and being ‘in love’ with someone was. The answers were ridiculously insightful.
Read MoreThat Person
Here’s a story of two friends. A boy and a girl. I don’t know how I met him, and I’m not going to ask. We became friends. REALLY GOOD FRIENDS. LIFE HAPPENED…. and I never really thought about being THAT PERSON to anyone before….UNTIL NOW.
Read MoreUnplanned
So I came barreling into 2018 like “hey y’all watch me slay the dragons…” I came out with my resolution to be done with resolutions…..
Read MoreGIFT
During this season I get so excited about twinkling lights, gifts, parties, and people. I try so hard not to stress about it but just to enjoy all the goodness. I was reminded yesterday, once again, that there is one gift that stands above the rest…the one that matters most.
Read MoreSeasons
in family, Relationships
Nobody wanted to be a mom more than me. I fought through pregnancy issues etc., and I promise you that I wanted them more than anything else in the world, BUT I WAS RIDICULOUSLY MISERABLE.
Read MoreCozy Home- My Favorite Things 2018
Remember that giving a gift is giving a person a piece of your heart. The stress and anxiety that we have affiliated with this process are unnecessary and should be reevaluated. The act of giving is an expression of love….that’s why I chose COZY HOME for this years theme.
Read MoreRelease
I’m simply stating that my failure to properly release and let go of the things weighing heavy on my heart culminated in a day of pure sadness and the recognition that I have to sit in silence instead of filling myself with needless noise. I have needed to feel what I actually feel so that I’m not just surviving, I’m living.
Read MoreWings
in family, Relationships
Before he was born he was almost taken. The nasty jelly was moving across my belly and I had my eyes slammed shut to keep the tears from leaking out. She gently laid down the wand and ever so quietly said, “We can’t do this today. I see a halo and wings.”
Read MoreForgiveness
