Have you ever felt a shift in your life? It is something you feel deep within but sometimes not sure how it will all play out. That is exactly what is happening inside of me. Since returning from Guatemala there is a shift happening and I am not sure what to make of it. Normally […]
It is 10:12 a.m. as I sit here in my living room typing on my mac book for the first time in over nine days. My head is heavy from lack of sleep and my body feels a bit tired, but more importantly I feel heaviness in my heart. You see it has been a […]
A few weeks ago we celebrated our daughters eighth birthday. That day felt a little more special but also a little more sad for me. I have really been heartbroken for the circumstances Gabi’s mother must have been in, to feel as though her only choice was to give her up. What you did not […]
As I work on edits of my debut novel this week (Farewell My Loves) I am reminded about the unsung heroes during a battle with cancer. You know the one who stands quietly behind the patient, yet just there presence makes all the difference. The person who is there to hand you another pill when […]
Do you ever wonder how you ended up being born into the family you did, or the environment you did? Some of us may be very grateful to have been born into a decent family who loved and cared for us. Our upbringing was not one of violence or terror. Some however may have not […]
I have to sit for just a minute, not like I have not spent hours and hours in front of my macbook already, but I just need a few more minutes today to reflect on the past 52 days. Fifty two days ago on April 23rd I embarked on a journey of re-writing my entire […]
Today is my spunky, sassy, beautiful and animal loving daughter’s 8th birthday. She has talked about her birthday for the past few months, planning where she wants to go eat and what she wants to do for her birthday. Today is her special day, and today I think of you more than I think about […]
How far would you go to truly know your kid inside and out? This morning while sitting in my car in front of starbucks I watched a video trending on facebook. By the end of the seven minutes I was smiling as the tears still flowed down my cheeks. Maybe this is a good time […]
This past weekend the mamma bear in me was coming out. I watched as one of my kids struggled and as hard as this child tried, there was continual failure in one area. As a mother it was so hard to watch. I am usually a pretty chill mother, a mom who knows that my […]
Do you know the feeling? Life is just good, you have worked really hard to overcome some obstacles, you have set goals and actually kept them this time and well now you feel as though you are on cruise control. Do you know this feeling? It has been one year almost to the day that […]