I most certainly am not a numbers person, and I have the math grades to prove it. Words are my jam, which is why it surprised me that as I thought about today being the fourth anniversary of my beautiful… Read More ›
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Friendsgiving
Over the years, more and more people are celebrating Friendsgiving. Sometimes, this gathering of friends is in addition to a Thanksgiving celebration with family, and other times, it is in lieu of it. Either way, the season of giving thanks… Read More ›
The Girls of Summer
When I was a little girl, as soon as the school year ended, summer was there to greet me with its seasonal offerings. Lightning bugs. Softball games. Sleepovers with my best friends. Staying up late. Sleeping in even later. Our… Read More ›
Badasses Who Brunch
You may be familiar with the phrase, Ladies who lunch, and you may even be one of those ladies. I am not. Allow me to introduce you to a group that recently gathered that I am humbled to be part… Read More ›
Choked Up
One of my new year’s resolutions for 2018 was to create and maintain more meaningful relationships and connections with people. My intention was to spend more time interacting with people in person, or, at the very least, in an old-fashioned… Read More ›
Gratitude-The Lights of My Life
As I sit, yet once again, savoring the momentary silence that signals that I am home alone, I find myself giddy with anticipation. It is Thanksgiving Eve, and I am more than ready to welcome back one of my favorite… Read More ›
Gratitude-Brain Food & Soul Food
Today’s gratitude blog is a departure from the previous ones, in that I am feeling grateful for what has yet to happen. It is a kind of anticipatory gratitude, as I cannot help but have a grateful heart when I… Read More ›
Album Four: Rush “Snakes & Arrows”
I often have referred to May 14, 2011, as the day my world imploded. That is the day that I slipped beneath the waves of anxiety and depression that had been lapping at the shores of my mind and my… Read More ›
Gratitude, My Daughters’ Friends
In addition to my family, I count my friends as some of the greatest blessings in my life. I have friends whom I have known since, literally, the day I was born and others whom have come into my life… Read More ›
Gratitude Day 30
This is it. It is the last post in this thirty days of gratitude series. I still have times when I struggle with pessimism and negativity, and some days, it is much easier to spotlight all that is right in… Read More ›
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