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...

I love going out to eat.  There’s something about being at a restaurant watching the waiters and bartenders scurry through their evening...

You know the worst thing about the unexpected, is it is just that…unexpected.  It started out like every other morning complete with me...

I’m 42 years old.  It’s not that I turned 42 today or anything, but on this Monday immediately following Daylight Savings Time...

There was a time not so long ago when I lived in a house that was constantly under various stages of construction. Sometimes there was a...

When I was a little girl my mom and her siblings would all bring their families together for holidays.  We’re talking Christmas, New...

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...

One day at the ripe mature age of 17, I was running around with my friends.  There was this special place tucked back in the woods where...

It was a surprise being a mom at the age of 20. Being a mom wasn’t a “party” kind of surprise, I always knew I wanted to be a mom, but...

It’s not that I planned on being pregnant at 19. I mean don’t get me wrong I wasn’t an “afterschool special” or anything. I was married...

When I was a kid we would often spend holidays with my extended family. Not just Thanksgiving and Christmas, (although those were some of...

I grew up in a household with a charismatic, charming, entertaining brother who had a moral opposition to dead air space. He was...

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...

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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...

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

I know she is perfectly capable of deciding on a meal. After all, I don’t follow her around to every meal helping her choose her food,...