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    Happy 4th of July

    This post may contain affiliate links and I may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. Fireworks, food, family, fun… That’s what the 4th of July usually means to me. When I was young, my parents often took me to a firework extravaganza. It truly was magical to me. I preferred the red and green blasts of light the most. In my teen years, we would go downtown with a packed lunch. We’d picnic and hang out until dark. The show would start and a collective, “Ooh, awe, oh” would fill the air. As a parent, I have taken my kids to see…

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    My Biggest Blessings

    This post may contain affiliate links and I may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. Kylie I’ve got a daughter that is 21 and about to begin her senior year as college athlete. Many people have said she’s my mini me. I’m flattered by that. You see, I’ve never been too hard on myself. I mean, I love me. I have more flaws than I care to mention, but they make me…me. But she is so much more than me. I have a caring heart, but she has a heart of gold. I have a way with words, but her words are more eloquent.…

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    (Not So) Dream Job

    This post may contain affiliate links and I may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. When I was little, I thought about being may different things when I grew up. I played house and school the most. As I got a little older, I found that I didn’t really Iike kids. I decided I wasn’t EVER having kids. Young minds, right? In my teen years, I decided I wanted to be a clown. I love clowns! I didn’t just want to be any clown. I wanted to be a clown in the circus! The circus is one of my all time favorite…

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    The Kids Are Home

    This post may contain affiliate links and I may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. Raising children is hard on your emotions. You laugh. You cry. You laugh because you cry. You hurt. You hurt for them. You get angry at them. You get angry at yourself for being angry at them. It’s hard. Every emotion I felt as my son and daughter were being raised in our home didn’t prepare me for the emotion I felt as they each left the house for college. I missed them so very much. It hurt. It sucked. It was hard.  My husband and I…