Today my daughter - Adelynn Grace, 5 years old - graduated from Kindergarten. I helped her get dressed and brought her outside, tears in my eyes and took a beautiful photo of her standing with the sunshine illuminating her. It was beautiful. Normally, I'm pretty tough. I honestly haven't shed many tears in the past… Continue reading Lessons Learned
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We Have Everything, We Have Nothing
I made a new friend this week. Pretty cool right? Several weeks ago, an existing friend handed me a business card that belonged to one of her colleagues. You need to contact her she told me. I was kind of surprised, but I took down the woman's email address and composed a draft email to… Continue reading We Have Everything, We Have Nothing
Comedic Relief
My husband and I love to drive places. We have done the trip to New York from Virginia and vice versa many many times. We've also driven to Florida from New York and back several times in the past 5 years. One thing that kept us sane, and awake during these treks, comedy. Yup. Did… Continue reading Comedic Relief
After 100 Days
In December, I wrote a blog about writing a letter to Santa Claus. Some people probably thought I was nuts, fair enough. However... I took that act pretty seriously, and more important was what I asked for for Christmas last year. There were 2 things. A new laptop... And a better relationship and understanding of… Continue reading After 100 Days
Rebirth
Happy Easter 🙂 I spent a lovely sunny Sunday with my family today enjoying all of the normal Easter traditions... eggs, chocolate, sweets and good company. As my husband and I drove down to my moms house today we began talking a bit about Easter and some of the pagan traditions and beliefs. I grew… Continue reading Rebirth
Our Stories
Several weeks ago I was plugged into my phone listening to some random music on YouTube. A song came on that I recognized, and I looked down to see that the artist was James Bay... the song, Hold Back the River. I clicked on his name and more songs came up, so I continued listening.… Continue reading Our Stories
I’m Back
This just seemed to be an appropriate title. I'm sorry - to all who may care - that I fell off the planet over the past few weeks. Honestly, my laptop was dead and every time the inspiration to sit down and write hit me... I'd sit down and the poor thing would spit and… Continue reading I’m Back
The Pink Gown
This is an intimate story... a personal experience that just struck me as a profound example that everything truly does happen for a reason. In 2003 I went to the local bridal gown shop with my mom in late February. I had been dating my high school sweetheart for almost 2 years and we were… Continue reading The Pink Gown
Snow Day
Do you remember when you were a kid and you would pray for a snow day (or two!) anytime the weather forecast called for possible snow accumulation? Now that I'm working in a school, I've found myself - in more ways than one - reverting back to some of my childhood ways. Today my snow… Continue reading Snow Day
Always (Always!) Learning
Two weeks ago I started working a new job... a job I know is way bigger than what it appears to be. I am a Teachers Aide in charge of 19 amazing 2nd graders in a small town in upstate NY. So much has changed in my life over the past year that it is… Continue reading Always (Always!) Learning
Natural Peace Living 