I picked my daughter up from school on Friday in a cold wintry mess. There was a cross between snow, slush and rain falling from the sky and it reminded me that winter is on its way in. Such is life in upstate New York! However cold and gross last week was though, the weekend… Continue reading Appreciation for the Sun
Last week I walked into my house after a long day at school where I work as a 2nd grade Teacher Aide. I had both of my small children (2 and 6 years old) in tow and I was extremely close to exploding. I will be honest... as much as I enforce morning time for… Continue reading 20 Minutes
At 8:55 am last Wednesday, my husband Jeramie and I stood in a long line of excited thrill seekers waiting to get on a brand new roller coaster at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky Ohio... a mecca for roller coaster enthusiasts. About 18 hours earlier, as we drove around the peninsula that the park… Continue reading The Ride of Your Life
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
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 am a vivid dreamer. I dream in color and I dream multiple sequences every night. I remember a lot some mornings, and some mornings my dreams fade if I don't diligently tell myself to remember them. Some nights I'm awakened by a message to follow through with the next morning, sometimes my dreams feel… Continue reading Letting the Lions Out
This morning I woke up from some pretty upsetting dreams. In my dream state there were several different experiences, and at their core was a theme of blaming myself for the uncomfortable situations that were taking place. If I had done this differently, if I had said this instead of that, if I had been… Continue reading Magic and Miracles
On January 1st this year, I began doing the workbook of A Course in Miracles. The Course is a spiritual text that was translated in the 1970's with the intention to help us unlearn some of the habits and thoughts in our lives that create chaos. It talks in great detail about the role of… Continue reading The Real Reason for Upset
Open your eyes and see the miracles all around.
When I was in 6th grade my fellow classmates and I were warned about a teacher that we were going to have to deal with in the second half of the year. This teacher, Mrs. Haff, was to be our keyboarding teacher. She was big, mean and angry according to the rumors around school. On… Continue reading Beginnings
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