Heartache

This weekend has been a tough one for me as I’m sure that it has been for all of you too!  I did my best to avoid watching the news because I didn’t think I could handle watching all of the private (or not so private) emotional moments of the families and people affected by the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School.  … Continue reading

It’s Fall Ya’ll!

fall pumpkins

Fall is finally here! I wish I could say that it felt like fall here in Southern California, but it was one of those awful muggy days when you just want to stay inside and hang out with the air conditioner, which is almost what I did.  I say almost, because had our plans not taken a twist and changed I … Continue reading

Are You Trustworthy Mom?

We were having a good laugh at the slightly warped logic of the teenage mind. Teenagers use some amazing logic when trying to decipher right and wrong

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Picking up the pieces

The other day I was thinking about how blessed I was to have found Jesus.  I remembered how, for lack of a better word, “broken”, I felt.  It wasn’t one of those things where I knew I wanted God in my life.  I didn’t.  I didn’t have an aversion to God, I was taught that there was a creator and that Jesus was … Continue reading

What's a Beep?

Then her phone rang,….yes rang! The middle child had actually called to explain! Thank goodness for small things, like an actual conversation with voices and smiles and laughs. When she answered, I watched her get a slight smile on her face, giggle and then she explained to the rest of us

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The Perfect Definition Of Love

Today was Valentine’s Day, the day when many are either pleasantly pleased or disgruntled with the circumstances in their romantic life. Love is strange and sometimes our expectations of what we believe it should be, really set us up for disappointment.

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Valentine Cards For Your Little Ones

Did you know that Valentines day is the second largest holiday of the year for sending cards. Traditionally this annual holiday is associated with romantic love between intimate companions and many lovers express their love for each other by sending candy, flowers and greeting cards.    Personally I prefer to express my love and affection for my husband on an daily … Continue reading

Taking time out to remember

Every family has those stories that bring up precious memories. A love story, a baby story, a funny story, even a story you’d rather forget…

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