Tag Archive: gratitude

Merry Christmas and a few of my favorite things

It’s Christmas Eve and the kids are crazy excited. I love this feeling in the air…love, joy, warmth, and excitement. I hope this finds you snug within the confines of your family circle, enjoying some well deserved down time. Just thought I’d share with you a few of my favorite things, the ones that are…

Thankful for these moments

I love Thanksgiving. Love being around family. Love relaxing with the kiddos. Love the delicious food and even better conversations. Thanksgiving means warmth and love to me and what could be better than that? Here are 5 moments I’m thankful for. Right here and right now. And, in the chaos that the holidays inevitably bring,…

Crashing Down

I could never have imagined a sound like that. A gut wrenching, heartbreaking, primal scream turned shriek turned guttural moan coming from the mother in that room. A mother who had just lost her son. I will never forget that sound. I can’t. No matter how hard I try, I cannot forget. Years later, the…

Happy New Year

I honestly cannot believe that today is the last day of 2010. When other, wiser people, told me that time will fly once you have children…I had no idea what they were talking about. Until now of course. Seeing as I still have my wall calendar on March 2010, you could say that yes, time…