To all those who currently serve, ever have served, and for all the families that have been impacted by the service of a military member, Happy Veteran’s Day. Thank you for all you do to protect our independence! My family is full of veterans. I thought that was normal, but recently, I have come to […]
Week in Review
And a belated Happy Halloween to YOU! I miss just being able to sit down and pour my heart out. I’m not complaining about life, because right now my cup is overflowing, and that’s a good thing (mostly.) But I do miss visiting my blogging friends regularly! And I am grateful that you still keep […]
The Hangover (and two winners!)
October has been so jam packed, I haven’t even had time to blog about it! First and foremost, we have two winners of the newly released book Sunshine After the Storm: A Survival Guide for the Grieving Mother. Congratulations to Michelle N. and Kelly M. I appreciate everyone who participated in the October 15th linkup […]
Remember 9/11
Remember 9/11 I will never forget. I had only been on active duty 7 months. All of a sudden war was a possibility. All of our lives changed that day as Americans. Never again would life seem as “simple” to us. I was lucky not to have lost anyone close to me on that day, […]
Simple Ideas to make Life Easier
I really think the key to happiness is keeping life simple. Often it is the simplest ideas turn out to be the best ideas. Like this particular time saving and fun idea that one of my friends came up with that is just awesome. I don’t know why moms haven’t been employing this trick for […]
Labrador American Bulldog Puppy Power
Meet Chip, our new Labrador American Bulldog mix. He is sweet, cute, energetic, and loves to poop and pee… in the house. But we’re working on that! House training a puppy is tougher than potty training, I believe. But he’s getting it! We’ll see if a Labrador American bulldog mix is smart? At least he’s […]
Home Again, Home Again
I hope you all missed me as much as I missed you! (OK, I didn’t really miss you, I was having too much fun!) I have so much catching up to do, but I wanted to share a few moments from our family trip to New York. We had a lovely time with my husband’s […]
Happiness Comes from Purpose and Meaning
One of my favorite radio shows is Stand Up! with Pete Dominick. I started listening to this show several years ago when we bought our van and had our 3 month free trial of Sirius XM. I soon became addicted and couldn’t wait to get in my car for my evening commute so I could […]
I Did Something Really Stupid Once… FTSF
Once? Just once? Bwahahahahhhahahahahahaha! Hey – before you get too far into my acts of stupidity, I am guest posting at The Mom Cafe today! You can check that post out here! My memoir could be chapter after chapter of “I Did Something Really Stupid!” Like how about the time I “replied all” to everyone […]
The Gift
I believe that one of God’s greatest gifts to women is our girlfriends. I have been so blessed with an abundant group of women in my lives who could only be described as wonderful. And there must be some truth to astrology, because four of them have birthdays between the 27-30th of January! Today, my […]
I Can
Somewhere along this road I lost “me.” As I write my book The Boys I Left in Paris (you can read an excerpt here) I’ve been re-reading my journals from when I was in France in my early 20s. It feels like I am reading about the life of someone else. Granted, there is absolutely […]
What I Love About Fall!
Tweet#SITS Oh SITS girls, I have not forgotten about you today!! However, I am cheating on the assignment, as the day has gotten late. No poems or stories about my favorite memory, unless you want to include:“Roses are Red, Violets are Blue… I love the Fall, how bout you??” Here’s a quick look at what […]
Looks like Fall…
… Well, kind of! Here in South Carolina we are just starting to see the transition to Fall, and I’d like to share some of the beautiful sights I photographed on a walk. Today is Day 2 of a week of blogging with the SITS girls and we are talking about what Fall looks like […]
Silly 16
This post is being recycled! 🙂 ——-> This week I’m participating in a blogging challenge with the SITS girls so I hope you will enjoy this break from the ordinary. Feel free to link up with us! Today we’re blogging about a funny memory from school. I loved school, so you might think it would […]
