My dear A tear for your pain A fear for your death A hug for your healing A smile for your demons A strength you didn’t know existed A love for self deep within A peace for your soul A happiness for your future My dear You brave girl My dear You stubborn girl My dear A woman your grandma would be proud of A … Continue reading My Dear
I’ve been sitting and thinking about this post for a while. Do I write it? Do I post it? Do I share it? Does it even matter? Then I thought, what if today was the last day? The last day she decided that opioids were her answer and she quit for good or the last day she might be alive. What would I do? What could I … Continue reading What If Today Was the Last Day?
When my oldest niece, Riley, was born, I decided to try and be the most positive and supportive person for her. I wanted and want her to grow and know that there is no limit on what she can do or what she can dream about. My sis says she (Riley) and her baby sister (Taylor) have old souls and it’s the truth. The wisdom … Continue reading You Do Make a Difference
Sometimes, you wonder if you make a difference in someone’s life. Especially of a child’s life. More often than not, we let the words that should be said slip into the silence, the fight over something so trivial, the exasperated sigh of you never understand, fine, whatever… Then there are times like today, a post, a tweet, a status update, a tag in a photo … Continue reading A Day to Be Thankful
Image by Theodora Mansueto A reminder to us “adults” to return and be kids sometimes or as the The Bloggess put it, “…the importance of being ridiculously silly whenever possible.” Continue reading No Point in Being Grown Up
And I hope my nieces can learn from the Doctor as well… From RedBubble.com Continue reading Doctor Who Has Taught Me…
Goofing off with Riley in Asheville, NC (Oct 2012) I’m not a parent, so I can’t say as a parent you hope to…. But I am an aunt, and as an aunt, I hope to teach my nieces the beauty of themselves and the beauty of the world. I hope to share my love of the ocean, the night skies, traveling and music with them. … Continue reading Letter to My Nieces: Peas in a Pod
Every woman needs to watch this and share this with all the women in their lives. We need to stop being so critical of ourselves and see the beauty that others see in us. From Dove [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il0nz0LHbcM] Continue reading You Are More Beautiful Than You Think
Over the weekend, I spent a wonderful day with my oldest niece, Riley. She is one of the brightest stars in my night sky. There is nothing I would not do for her or my youngest niece, Taylor (another bright star in my sky). Riley is 13 going on mature levels that most adults I know never reach. She is smart, funny, and stunning. I … Continue reading The Reasons We Are Blessed
A song to get you through the day…the moment…the now… [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z90kTlKQNwg?rel=0] “Chuggin’ Along” by Luke Bryan Some days you got it all together You swear you have it figured out Other days you’re stumbling and a wondering What the hell it’s all about Life’s kind of funny like that Sometimes you’re the dog sometimes you’re the cat All you can do is just keep … Continue reading Chuggin’ Along