What are the things you did as a child that you look back on now with the fondest memories? When I was a kid we played in the neighborhood until dark each evening. Tag, catch, skateboards. Sometimes the boys would include me. Most of the time they didn’t…I joined anyway. It was my childhood. I never went fishing as a kid. It just wasn’t my family’s thing. There is something so special about being out on the water. My daughter,…
What’s on your bucket list? Do you even have one? If I took the time to write out all of the amazing adventures I would want to go on, meeting BIG MOMMA wouldn’t be on that list! She is a gigantic, living, breathing sting ray! I’m more of a cat person than sea life person! (Unless it’s a dolphin.) We met Big Momma earlier this year in the Bahamas. Pre-COVID, of course, when I clearly took even the thought of…
For Mother’s Day this year, my husband built me a super cute garden box. In this time of staying home more, I decided I want to grow my own food! How hard can it be? (I’m cringing with you!) I found great joy in painting my new garden box and finding the perfect place on the patio to place it. Location matters. My new hobby is strategically set up so most of the day the beautiful sun can bring nourishment…
We all have labels that have been put on us. Those things we may struggle with at times or always! I’ve learned that once you get labeled with something, boy, it’s tough to be seen any other way. Are you the one that’s always late? The one that’s messy? Funny? (Even if you are really hurting.) I have a friend who is known for being sarcastic. She does well staying in that lane. Even if it means hurting other people’s…
There are many things my daddy said to me over the years that find their way back to my heart at different moments in life. Maybe you have sweet dad-isms that stick with you. Whenever things felt rocky in life, daddy always told me to “Hang on”! He had a gruff voice. Being in the Navy most of his life, he smoked a lot of cigarettes…and it sounded like it! Even in the rasp of his voice, there was a soothing…