September 22 marked the official end of Summer 2025 in the Northern Hemisphere, but in all honesty, it ended for me the day my kids went back to their respective lives. They weren’t with us all Summer, but…
September 22 marked the official end of Summer 2025 in the Northern Hemisphere, but in all honesty, it ended for me the day my kids went back to their respective lives. They weren’t with us all Summer, but…
I could start this off by saying, “It feels like just yesterday that you came into our lives…..” -but let’s be real, I’d be lying through my teeth! It feels exactly like 21 years ago! And that is…
These powerful Father’s Day Quotes are for celebrating every kind of dad. My father was my everything. When he passed away in 2010, something broke inside of me. Consequently, I went through the next few years wondering if…
The tissues are next to my computer, and I’m ready to do this! But oh boy, the words just aren’t coming. I mean, where do I even begin? It feels like I haven’t had much time to prepare…
How do I find peace and balance in Spring? I look out the window several times a day, and it’s the same each time: dark, gloomy, and not a person in sight. Some days, sunlight filters through the…
Usually, I am content with all things mundane. As a creature of habit, I shy away from anything that veers off the beaten path….my beaten path. I always play it safe. I am not adventurous, and I like…
Life is an ever-changing landscape that keeps us on our toes. From the moment we are born, and take our first breath, we are expected to flourish. Our parents often have hopes and dreams for us, even before…
My son called today to say hi and to ask what his dad and I were up to. He replied, “Yeah, I figured,” when I told him we had nothing planned. The kid gets me. He knows I…
I would be nothing without my mom—zip, zilch, nada. She was the best. She was a wife, a mother, a teacher, and a humble child of God. Indeed, to be her daughter was a gift. The world was…
They say good friends are hard to come by; as an introvert, I say good friends are nearly impossible to come by! I can count my good friends on the fingers of one hand. Some of them I…