Gratitude
To the Girl that Misses Her Mama on Mother’s Day.
I wandered Tar-Jay the other day and was drawn into the bright sign above the card aisle…”MOTHER’S DAY MAY 10″…yes, another one without her. I didn’t need to see the reminder because the reminder grows strong as the weeks lead up to this day. It has been nearly 13 years and I still struggle with…
Read MoreThe Most Underused Tool We Have and It’s Free.
I am almost 38 years old and it has taken me this many years to really figure this out. No, I don’t have life figured out but I do have ONE thing figured out and I like the way my life feels with it leading the way. What is that? Gratitude. A grateful heart. A…
Read MoreIt Will Never Be Perfect But There Will Be Perfect Moments Within Each Day.
I ran this race for way too long. The race of perfection. I am not sure how I even got myself into it. There was no bib number, no start line I remember beginning at but over the years the need for everything to be perfect grew STRONG. The desire to create a perfect schedule,…
Read MoreLosing Someone Near the Holidays Sucks
Last week my baby…well she is 7 but still my baby, Caylee, was playing in my closet and pulled out a pair of pink slippers. “Mama, I love these!” “I do too, Caylee.” I muttered as tear filled my eyes quickly. I forgot I had them stashed in my closet. They have so many memories…
Read MoreI hate this but it has taught me this…
Time flies when you’re having fun…isn’t that what they say?! But really…why is it as we get older there is a sense we are attached to a time machine and catapulted to the future??? And then all of a sudden we feel Marty McFly in Back to the Future – except we don’t have that…
Read MoreRidin’ shotgun on the Struggle Bus.
I still ride shotgun on the struggle bus when it comes to caring about what others think. There. I said it. If you are truthful and honest, you likely still combat that too, right? Have I made big strides of not giving one flying color what other people think? Absolutely. But when I don’t practice…
Read MoreA secret about ME.
So……..I am the biggest control freak ever. Like ever. I know, it’s embarrassing to admit but in my head I still think I am the controller of all the things. Here’s one of the biggest confessions ever…promise you won’t come at me? So, I pack my husband’s suitcase for every single trip…whether I am going…
Read MoreFailing Freaking Sucks…
Well, here it is…the gut punch of parenting. Socked, closed fist in my gut and it freaking sucks. Our 8-year-old Carter, just got a dose of failure… ….wow – that was HARD to see. He didn’t make the baseball team which would have put him with most of his friends. He instead will move down to a…
Read MoreFound me a room here in this house…
I found a house inside the house of gratitude and I am going to stay here forever. I want that for you as well. For the last couple of years I have worked on focusing on the good in my life and let me tell you…my.life.has.changed. All for the better too. Why does positive thinking,…
Read MoreLiving in the House of Gratitude
You know those days when someone comes to you at the perfect time? It’s God coming to remind you to change your attitude and shift your perspective. Well, that happened recently. In fact it happens a lot to me. Does it to you too? I was at one of my best friend’s big birthday bash…
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