New Year, Big Shift

Happy New Year! This year, I have come to recognize the importance of “shifts” in my life. I moved into a new place (for like, the 7th time this year), and I could not get it to feel like it was MY […]

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All I Want For Christmas

Spoiler alert-This post does not coincide with Mariah Carey’s hit Christmas song. I’ve come to realize that Mariah Carey and I have different ideas about Christmas. 2nd spoiler alert-It’s not a hippopotamus. I was thinking about all the people I want to […]

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Time To Pivot!

ERRR, Rewind! I am so excited to make this pivot. A really dear friend of mine that deals with grief in her life that is different than mine said she had been reading my blog. She then expressed condolences for not being […]

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Brighter Days Are Coming

My son and I were able to celebrate a couple of birthdays in November. My son absolutely LOVED the birthdays! When he saw the candles light up on the cake and then get blown out, he was so intrigued. He kept looking […]

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Life Lessons From My Christmas Tree

“Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, You’ll ever be unchanging, a symbol of goodwill and love!” My husband brings all the holiday cheer into our home. He loves to set up the Christmas lights outside, each year we get a few more […]

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The Hope And The Faith Melt The Bitterness Away

How? Because I trust that this will all be for my good. So why would I not be grateful? Here’s the thing-I wanted one blessing out of this life. Just one. I set my eyes on it and I will do everything […]

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