A Décor Disaster! What I do to showcase is beautiful festive ribbon hanging off the tree like a wet limp noodle, Christmas lights in the shape of pine cones that my cats are thrilled with and are systematically pulling off our tree. Dirty socks, plastic lunch bags, and a tree skirt that was dragged off … Read more
Today is Day 6 of The 12 Days of Christmas and I am sharing with you a gift of kindness my little family does every year for someone during the holiday season. Give the Gift of Surprise We take all our change whether it is from my husband’s pockets, the bottom of my purse, a … Read more
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays and I have a list of things I am thankful for this year and none in particular order. I am thankful for . . . The gift of life I had a cancer scare this past year and it really made my husband and I realize how lucky … Read more
A few days ago on my personal Facebook timeline I shared something very personal. I was at my computer and happened to look at the date and the time. I realized it was the anniversary to my near death experience. I always get a bit emotional on this day because I really feel I was … Read more
This morning after a doctor’s appointment I sat four cars back from a red stop light. It was pouring rain and there standing at the curb was this mom and a little girl. They were holding hands, as the little girl shivered while crying. She was soaked head to toe like a little drowned rat. … Read more
Yep two birthdays right in a row. I made sure last year to walk my baby out before it was the 6th of December because no mom should have to share her birthday, let alone their child. I thought it might be fun to tell you 35 things about me, as a way to get … Read more
Yesterday I read a blog post from You Know It Happens at Your House Too she and According to Mags challenged bloggers and anyone to take 5 minutes and write unedited, with no stops who you are. I read hers and then several she shared on her Facebook wall and it hit me that … Read more
I started my day like any other with cleaning, cooking, laundry, cuddling and playing with my three children. That morning my world froze in a moment of time: thank God for guardian angels. My nine week old baby girl Ayla is very strong, and I went to get our Bumbo chair for her in … Read more
As a child I looked forward to visits with both of my grandparents, but I especially loved to spend time with my grandmothers. The love of a grandmother was the best. My father’s mother, Grandma Hamilton, lived in California on an 80 acre cattle ranch nestled within the orchards of the San Joaquin Valley. There … Read more
This past week on my personal Facebook page I asked for prayer from my friends and family for something of which I could not divulge the details. I was overwhelmed by the likes and the comments of “done”, “praying”, “thinking of you, hope everything is okay!” and so on. After lots of prayer on my … Read more