No matter what bad is happening in the world today, it is always important to find things to be grateful for and to remind yourself to seek out reasons to smile throughout every month. I’m so grateful for so much that happened in October. In fact, I know I have far more than six reasons… Continue reading 6 Reasons to Smile October 2018
Ah, remember those essays we all had to write when we went back to school after summer vacation? I do because I never had anything to write. Essentially, I spent every summer in Michigan (court order) while my dad was still alive. Each year, I’d board a plane in Philadelphia, leaving my friends behind, and… Continue reading How I Spent My Summer Vacation
I remember the moment like it was yesterday when I informed the girls that one of them had to go to school on the East Coast. We were driving to the grocery store and I was feeling happy and positive; I had just gotten back from a trip to Philadelphia. My mind was somewhere off… Continue reading Leaving a Daughter Behind
What was initially a joke has turned out to be a yearly tradition. Let me explain. About 5 years ago, my daughter, Madison, brought home a flyer for a trip to Turkey and Greece from school. The trip was for an EF Tour that two of her middle school teachers were leading. She handed it… Continue reading World Travel is No Joke
Although I’ve been out of touch, my blog has not been out of my mind. And here I am getting back into the swing of things with my new list for the Top 5 Things I Hate About Coming Home from Home. Wait, wait, what did that say? Did she make a mistake? No, let… Continue reading Top 5 List for November 18, 2016
The empty heart I drew last Thursday first laid on the ugly oak kitchen table of our temporary rental and that is where it sat until dinnertime when it was then transferred to the desk to make room for plates. That is where it stayed for three days. Yes, three days. The emptiness spoke volumes… Continue reading Empty Heart Finally Gets Filled
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