Today is our little guy’s first day back to school. And even though I am feeling a little less than jolly that summer has come to an end for him, I wanted to share a sweet a toast with his teachers. Or as the little one says… “a cheers”. Jolly Toast; Back To School Teacher… Read More
Going to the Spa for a pedicure is hands down the way to go for a pedi; however, sometimes it is a bit difficult to fit pedi-time in during Spa hours.
“I can not believe this school year is almost over.” How many times have you heard that phrase lately?
Nothing. There are moments in life when it feels like everything has been ripped from us. Moments in which we forget all of our other many blessings and even our reasons to live. Moments when nothing else seems to matter. My Granddad died seven years ago today. I was on vacation in Maui when I… Read More
Five Minute Friday is a free writing flash mob of hundreds of bloggers and writers. We spend five minutes sharing on the same word then post our unedited thoughts. This week the word is “Change”. My very first thought begins with reciting the Serenity Prayer.
“My got you a pretty welwoe fowyer, Momma. You wove fowyers.” Translation: “I picked you a pretty yellow weed known as a dandelion, Momma. You love flowers.” Sometimes when I’m on a walk with my three year old we stop to smell the dandelions. “If dandelions were hard to grow,they would be most welcome on… Read More
After a couple weeks “off” it’s time I rejoin the blogging community for Five Minute Friday; a flash mob of free writing as we share our collective thoughts on the same word. Belong. Five minutes to tell you where I belong. Three words… With my husband. I associate home with belong. Home is where I… Read More
Blessed. That’s what I am. Blessed for my circle of friends and the family that I am surrounded by who are the best of friends. And I strive to be more like these beautiful women. My baby sister is one of the bestest friends any girl could wish for. She believes in me no matter… Read More
This week the Five Minute Friday word is “Mess” and so the time has come for a couple hundred of us bloggers to join a free writing flash mob on Lisa-Jo Baker’s site to share our unedited thoughts on mess. Here we go… Mess. My heart and mind immediately think of my Grandma and her… Read More
It is that time of the week where I meet up with hundreds of bloggers for our five minute flash mob of free writing. Lisa-Jo Baker selected “grateful” as this week’s Five Minute Friday word. Today is my one month ‘blogiversary’. For that I am grateful. I read and researched blogging for a solid year… Read More
It’s Five Minute Friday and the word is “Close”. The question: is it “close” as in physically or emotionally close OR is it “close” as in the closing of a door? My immediate thoughts go to the photo I posted on my Instagram account for Throwback Thursday. The picture I posted embodied “close” in all… Read More
It’s that time of the week when hundreds of bloggers log on to their computers to participate in a free writing flash mob hosted by Lisa-Jo Baker. “Hands” is the word. And the very first thing that came to mind when I read the Five Minute Friday prompt for this week was one of my… Read More
Messenger. That is the word chosen this week by author, Lisa-Jo Baker, for Five Minute Friday. And so the clock begins ticking as hundreds of bloggers participate in our weekly free writing flash mob… Messenger brings to mind the great Pastors I have been blessed to know and receive the word from. Dr George Tolman… Read More