The Blessings Jar

Last year as a Christmas present, I was given this blessings jar.   For me, this is the type of gift I enjoy because it continues to be a source of joy.   The object is to write down that which makes you grateful and at the end of the year, empty it and go…

Empty Your Trash Cash

Before you get your notebook out and write down all you’re going to accomplish in  2016……pause for just a moment.  Here’s the deal, we are all so focused on proceeding forward at lightening speed, we forget that before we can attract more, we need to declutter – both figuratively and literally.      If you…

The Beautiful Creation

As I sat in the quiet enjoying life on my terms, since the boys are away this week, I grinned.   I smiled a silly, goofy grin that extended all the way to my toes.  Why, you ask?  It is simple.    I love the life that I have created.  Created, some may ask?  Yes,…

The Outlook

It is so easy for me to look back on my life and overthink the past.   All of us have been in the throes of regret, but the choices we make might are always expanding our growth….even if it doesn’t appear that way.    For the last several years, my guys have left after…

Balancing Fear

Last night, our community was inundated with chaos, violence, and disrespectful behavior by thousands of teenagers.  I watch the news and read the paper, so I know that these things happen, but not in my backyard.  It is so easy to dismiss unpleasant things that aren’t immediately affecting you.   In the dead of night,…

The Magic in the Mess

If we are being brutally honest, those joyous Christmas photos flooded with happy faces don’t tell the whole story.  Unless you are swimming in a land of denial, there will be kinks in the celebration of the holiday.   This is my first Christmas without my appendages aka my kids and husband.  This isn’t a…

Grateful Heart

I think I have been pretty vocal when it comes to not feeling particularly spirited in regards to the holidays.   Maybe it has something to do with tornado warnings and odd seventy degree days that have stunted my joyous spirit or possibly my incapacitated issues regarding my knee, whatever it is I surrender.  …

Twisted Trust

The word itself is powerful, so when you fully trust someone, you are putting your most vulnerable self in their possession.  You consider them safe and know that whatever you say to them, will remain with them.  Or at least, you hope so. For the longest time, I was not trustworthy.    Depending on my…

The New Chapter

I am beginning to see a theme in my writing.   Regardless of it being the holidays, my dismal injury, or the fact that I am becoming more aware of other people’s struggles, I feel the need to revisit topics.   This is all about the comeback.    I can sense some confusion with my…

True Spirit

I meet a lot of interesting people in my line of work.  Fortunately, many become friends and while I don’t see them in person much, social media has allowed our connection to remain.   However, there are those who bring such a glow of joy that they are hard to forget. Ronda and Michael’s home…