On August 23rd, 2003 it was 110 degrees. Everyone in attendance at our wedding likely remembers how doggone hot it was because our church didn’t (and still doesn’t) have air conditioning. The day ended, however, with some rain and my husband getting shit on by a bird on his shoulder. Supposedly, rain (and getting shit… Read More
The Most Important Garden The garden that matters most isn’t in your yard; it’s you. And July, for me, has taught me some lessons to prove this point. So many things impact the health of an actual garden, just as is the case with us as humans. Let me explain. Several unexpected and unplanned events… Read More
Questions I Ponder I’m a questioner by nature. I tend to ask a lot of questions in my attempt to gather as much information as possible – especially to problem-solve. As a child, I was the one always asking “why?” Is it any wonder, then, that I started a side-hustle working with spiritual creatives who… Read More
Two Seasons of Motherhood & 12 Lessons Learned School has been out for my three kiddos since mid-May. It usually takes me at least a month to get into the swing of a different schedule, or lack thereof is more like it. Case-in-point, last week life got a little cray-cray, and I didn’t get a… Read More
YOU MATTER. Yesterday, I had an experience that opened up a wound I thought had been healed. The fact is, grief never ever goes away. It creeps up and grabs hold of your heart when you least expect it. And, sometimes, in the presence of an absolute stranger. Without boring you with all the details… Read More
Goodbye 2017 & Hello 2018! When you read that, what feelings arise within you? Do you feel relief? Do you feel overwhelmed – with gratitude or anxiety? Up until the start of 2017, I had a bitterness surrounding the flipping of a calendar year. I went into 2017 knowing I was finally going to accomplish… Read More
Today I’m going to give a behind-the-scenes look at how I wrote my book, what it was really like, why I’m sharing my story and a little back-story on how it came to be in the first place. Through a friend, I found out about this course. The best part? Kathy, the course creator, was… Read More
If your soul was a song, what would it be? This song would be mine. Hearing by Sleeping at Last This song makes me feel. It takes me to my past and causes me to feel comfort and light at the same time. There are many songs by Sleeping at Last I relate to. However,… Read More
Thirty years ago today, March 31st, my life changed forever. I was eight-years-old and lost my father to colon cancer. Recently, I reconnected with my father’s only living brother, who I hadn’t seen or spoken to since my father’s funeral. And recently, he too died of cancer – of the brain. I will forever be… Read More
What is it you dream about? What is one thing you wish, with all your might, you dream of doing, achieving, or experiencing? As I type this, I can wholeheartedly say this is my dream…writing, that is. In the process of creation, resistance rears its ugly head. Resistance – not knowing, fear, self-doubt, and what… Read More