We got our first daisies of 2018 last week. That may not seem remarkable but these daisies are miracle daisies. Well, they are miracles to me anyway. We never planted daisies and yet last year they appeared out of nowhere, right around Mother’s Day. This year they came a little later. Daisies were my mom’s favorite flower and what […]
my mom sent you this message
I forgot my mom’s birthday last week. You may be wondering why I’m telling you this. There is a reason. Stay with me and you’ll see. I promise. My mom crossed over (aka died) 5 1/2 years ago. This is the first time I’ve forgotten about her on an important day. It’s a milestone. I […]
Holy Hannah!
Holy Hannah this has been a roller coaster of a week. We sold our minivan. Saying good bye is hard. That minivan hosted A LOT of our collective history as a family. I’m not one to get sentimental about objects but this van is woven into the fiber of my strongest memories over the last […]
The results of gratitude
Here in the states it is Thanksgiving, a holiday marked by a focus on gratitude. (There is also a huge focus on food but we don’t need to talk about that.) As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago this year has taught me a lot. Within those lessons has emerged a clarity of how […]
my control freak nature took over….
My family and I just returned from a vacation to Orlando, Florida. The first two days were amazing. We had a blast but about the third day in I almost had a nervous breakdown trying to micro manage my family’s wants and needs. Let me clarify. I almost had a nervous breakdown trying to micro […]