Do you ever have one of those years?  You know what I mean, one of those years that left an impression on you that cannot be erased and w...

I’ve always been independant.  Well, I’ve always tried to be independant.  My mom tells an adorable story about when I was 18 months old ...

When my youngest daughter was in Kindergarten, she began to do what she could to prepare for the life ahead of her.  While she was still ...

My life hasn’t been that different than the jugglers really.  I have taken one ball at a time and began to orchestrate a delicate dance o...

Smart phones have changed our lives. I mean sure, they allow us to carry around maps, an encyclopedia, a bible, a camera, news, weather, ...

The next morning after our shopping experience, I laid her brand new dress on her bed, I choose shoes from her closet that would most ap...

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#Fear #Moms #EmptyNest #Faith #Uncertainty #Parenthood #God #Sinnglemom #Jesus

As my baby approaches a few of these milestones, I find myself thinking about the skills, the traits and the flaws that I have instilled ...

When I was a little girl, I was terrified of fireworks.  While there is a part of me that wants to defend my position because fireworks w...

When I was a little girl I used to dream of being a professional singer.  Not necessarily Beyoncé style (although in retrospect that woul...

As the year comes to a close…with little fanfare and not near enough confetti and noise makers, I have come to the realization that my ad...

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When I was a little girl I used to dream about being a school teacher.  Well, more specifically a choir director who could relate to her ...

When I was little and my brother and I would get into a fight, my diplomatic and hippie-era mother would insist that we “talk it out”. W...

The other day at work during a bout of snowy Ohio weather, I found myself at work alone. The ladies I work with were all stuck in traffi...

I think it should be noted in the official transcript of life that “I don’t know what I’m doing!” It’s funny that the older I get the mo...

I was a young elementary student during the Cold War, which as it turns out, roughly translates into “I’m Old.” We spent time weekly pra...

I just returned home from vacation. A real true, never before experienced grown up vacation complete with swimming pools, Jamaican cockt...