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Stories are meant to be shared; so take a breath and linger here awhile. Finding joy is not always easy, but perhaps in reading stories of my journey you will connect, be inspired and find ways to fill your glass again!

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18 Jan, 2025   •   Choose JoyFamilyLessons Lived And LearnedMindset Matters

The Teenage Era

My mom once told me that we don’t truly measure time until we have children of our own. This week I felt that deeply. My daughter, the oldest, the one who made me a mom turned 13 and I felt like just yesterday I was cradling her in my arms,...

Learning To Dance In The Rain

In early September 2024 I received the worst phone call of my life. I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. I was out walking my dog when the call came in and my legs went numb.  The world around me spun like a dream.  My ears rang and I couldn’t process...

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30 Sep, 2024   •   FamilyLessons Lived And LearnedMindset Matters

A Hard Working Love Story

Anyone who knows me, knows that I’m a sucker for a good love story. I love romantic comedies, happy endings and the cheesier you deem it, the more endearing I find it. I also, however, wish one bad break up on everyone because I believe that you need to go...

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4 Sep, 2024   •   Choose JoyFamilyLessons Lived And LearnedMindset Matters

Live Like Dave

Seven years ago today life was thrown into perspective. Cancer took another victim and heaven gained another angel. The sweetest woman I’ve ever met and someone I’m lucky enough to call my friend Kim, lost her husband that morning. He was young, he was vibrant, he was optimistic, he was...

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8 May, 2024   •   Lessons Lived And LearnedMindset Matters

A Good Busy

There is an expression I hear often that goes something along the lines of, “the days drag on and the years fly by”. First, they were just words on paper, but as my children grow and I age along with them I find those simple words to be daunting, inspiring...

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