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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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13 Jan, 2026   •   Choose JoyLessons Lived And LearnedMindset Matters

Sports and Hope

Sometimes life isn’t fair. No sugar coating, no rainbows. It just isn’t fair. Someone else gets the job, someone else wins the lotto. Friends change, marriages fail, life moves on. Sometimes life just isn’t fair. And that’s why I love sports. Hear me out. Sports are an escape.  A chance...

20 Dec, 2025   •   Choose JoyLessons Lived And LearnedMindset Matters

Belief

A friend of mine recently asked me if I was writing anymore as she noticed  I have been absent from my blog and social media. I replied. “I am, I’m just busy”, but as the conversation moved on, I felt a little pang in my heart. You see, I hate...

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10 Sep, 2025   •   Choose JoyLessons Lived And LearnedMindset Matters

The Summer I Turned … My Phone Off

So what did I do this summer? Well, since I gave up social media, I took a trip down memory lane to the good old days.  I stopped caring about what everyone else was doing and I simply lived life, scroll free, more present, less anxious and less picture perfect....

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Just Show Up

At the start of June I began something new. Well not new entirely but something that I had put on the back burner for almost two years because as mom’s we often come in last, checking off everyone else’s lists and neglecting our own. We do all the things for...

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5 Jun, 2025   •   Choose JoyFamilyLessons Lived And Learned

The Magic Of Disney

Last week my family and I returned from the most magical place on earth, Disney World. We returned with a bucket full of core memories, a stronger bond, full hearts, a couple souvenirs and stories we will share for years to come. The last time we went to Disney my...

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