Tag: love and gratitude
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A Mom’s Tale: Reflections from the Heart
This past Saturday was my daughter’s first high school Homecoming dance. I don’t know if it is because of our recent experience of running from the gun, recognizing how fast time flies, and/or feeling for people like the Guttenbergs and Gabby Petito’s family (and so many families like them) who never get to see their…
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90-Day A Better Me Letters Series: Day 27- When I Put My Value Outside of Myself
90-Day A Better Me Letters Series Part I: A Journey of Awareness What Holds Us Back: The Unstable Foundation Day 27: When I Put My Value Outside of Myself Letters from a Better Me Dear Universe, I’m seeing the consequences of putting my value outside of myself. I’ve hurt my relationships by having unrealistic expectations…
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What Now, Irma?
After taking our unplanned road trip to Georgia, we got to experience some of Irma for ourselves. Since the kids won’t be going back to school until Monday, I decided to wait out some of the chaos of worrying about gas stations having electricity and/or gas at all. I also would let all those desperate…
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Hurricane Irma: A Single Mom’s Unplanned Road Trip
Growing up in Southwest Florida, I’ve experienced quite a few hurricanes. I lived in Naples during Andrew, the one that did so much damage and the reports keep comparing Irma to, saying this one is much worse. In my early twenties, I lived in Oak Island, North Carolina. I stuck around for a hurricane coming…