I woke up early this morning to watch as morning broke over the horizon. As I watched the sun break over the clouds and marveled at all the red, purple, pink and orange that flamed through the sky I imagined what Frances Scott Key was seeing as he wrote The Star Spangled Banner. I have… Continue reading Sunrise
Category: national holiday
Memorial Weekend
I love holiday weekends. Spending a three day weekend with my family is just about as perfect as you can get. Especially now that the weather is mostly sunny now days. This holiday weekend feels a little different than in years past but not by much. Mike and I are home bodies and our kiddos… Continue reading Memorial Weekend
A Final Look
As we step into this new year, this new decade, I look back at all the changes that it's held for me. It was huge!! I entered 2009 as a single parent to my oldest daughter and I leave 2019 married to my best friend with four daughters, a step son and having reconnected with… Continue reading A Final Look
Thanksgiving Poem
Thanksgiving is almost here and that would give us much cheer, if kleenex weren't stacked up to our ears!! Now mommy and daddy are making a menu That is totally incredible but little do they know We, us little munchkins, think it's not edible!! Our family will make it through this time of sniffles and… Continue reading Thanksgiving Poem