Sometimes there are quotes in books that really nudge me in a way. I have been on a reading streak lately again and one of my recent books on my nightstand was The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson. I enjoyed the book and thought Continue reading →
Three blue Rubbermaid totes sit in the apartment space above our garage. Three containers filled to the brim with photo albums, scrapbooks and memories from my side of the family. Years and years of memories are collected in these containers and as I carried them Continue reading →
One of the things I have been doing lately is going through a lot of things that we cleaned out from my mom’s storage locker when we moved her the last time. While it is odd to go through things like this while she is Continue reading →
My husband says I have a big heart. I think it is true. I also think I come from a long line of big hearted people and that I get it naturally. I find that it is a blessing but it also can be a Continue reading →
About a million years ago (well maybe only 24) I was a young mom who loved her time with her boys. Now I am an “old” mom who still loves time with her boys and their “girls”. I found this newspaper clipping a few weeks Continue reading →
This past week I was thinking about how things change over time. I must be feeling nostalgic or something but I spent a little bit of time reminiscing about how things used to be when I was younger and one of those memories was about Continue reading →
I am not less than. Neither are you. If you are reading this say it out loud. I am NOT less than. Today I allowed someone to make me feel that I was less than. Less than adequate. Less than qualified. Less than informed. Less Continue reading →
I will/would never…. That’s it. I won’t say it. If I have learned anything in my 57 + years of living on this earth it is that life is unpredictable. Life is unfortunately not always black and white. There appears to be some gray in Continue reading →
Seriously. Where did 2017 go? I know that I had a good chunk of the summer taken out with travel to Croatia for Micah and Wendy’s wedding but honestly — I am left wondering where the heck the rest of the year went. Chris looked Continue reading →
Sometimes I see something that just screams “There’s a story here”. I usually have my phone with me and can snap a picture and that was the case the other day. I spied this car in a parking lot when I was shopping and snapped Continue reading →
