It has been a long week in central Florida! We all prepared as a category 5 hurricane was coming our way after devastating the Bahamas. Stores were running out of water. There were lines at the gas stations. Lines to get sand bags. And then we waited! And waited. It’s in the waiting where I usually find out where my heart is. Waiting for anything, gives me anxiety. The unpredictability of a storm coming closer made me crazy. I…
“You should take a break.” “Hope you can get some rest.” Those are common things I hear from others. I must have exhaustion written all over me! Depending on what season of life you are in, maybe you are feeling the exhaustion, too. As a working, homeschooling mom, the pace of my life doesn’t make sense. There are literally days I do not stop until my head hits the pillow. I know I need rest. I recognize how…
Change can be so tough for some of us! Exhilarating for others. I have a friend who loves change. She moves often and loves new adventures. Whenever we get the rare chance to get together, she always wants to try out a new place. When I see her, she usually has a new trendy hair style. I, on the other hand, have lived in the same five-mile radius most of my life! I order the same thing from the menu…
It’s the night before my little baby girl goes into upper school. My first born. My little princess. How is this possible? Wasn’t I just walking her into pre-school? This was the little girl that could barely keep her eyes open after the first day of kindergarten because she had so much fun and had to make friends with every single person. Now, she is grown into a tall and beautiful, young woman who will still want to make friends…
Is it me or does it seem like birthdays are a little more anticlimactic as we get older? I turn 42 today and honestly, I had to ask my daughter the other day if that was even right. “Are you sure I’m not turning 43?” I have two daughters, twelve and nine years old and their birthdays are six months apart. So we spend the entire year talking about one of their future parties or celebrations. Theme, decorations, will it…