I have admitted a lot of my shortcomings recently. I wanted to take responsibility for my journey that lead me to this moment in my life. Continue reading “Sunshine”
Heart Wide Open
Compassion. It’s a trait I thought I always had, but honestly I was so consumed with my own grief that I was truly unable to be compassionate towards others. I wanted to be, and in my heart of hearts I was, but I didn’t know how to express it. Over the past several months my heart has been renewed so it can feel again. It can hurt for others. It can genuinely empathize. It can hope for others. I never really felt like my heart was hardened, but it definitely was calloused. Continue reading “Heart Wide Open”
Love Bugs
It’s been a year since I left the classroom and took a full time job as a mom and wife. It was something I had wanted for a long time. I was torn between work and always feeling drained. I realized I had so much patience with my students and by the time I got home I felt like I had ran out or patience. I am finding out that there is a small caveat to that thought. After a year of moving to Minnesota for six months and then moving back to California I have learned a few things… Continue reading “Love Bugs”
Eve
Ever since I was a kid I have struggled with self image. I was never a petite little girl. And to be perfectly honest, my mom struggled with her health as well. Continue reading “Eve”
Hear me roar!
After baring my heart and soul, I feel free. This is the first day I feel like myself and not just the shell of the person I was, but the person I was before. Continue reading “Hear me roar!”
Treasure Hunt
Sometimes our negative perspective robs us from seeing God’s grace and mercy. It’s in my nature to see the positive side of things, you could call me an optimist. Continue reading “Treasure Hunt”
Mud and Mire
I was blind, but now I see. Something that I have struggled with over the years is believing the truth. My anger and grief stole my joy. Continue reading “Mud and Mire”
Let it go!!!
The kids love singing the Frozen song and my favorite is when Grey yells out GOOO! Over the past year I had this stirring in my heart to really deal with my anger towards my Mom’s death. Continue reading “Let it go!!!”
PóPó
Back in December my sister and I decided to go visit my Grandma or PóPó as Zoë calls her. It had been a year since we had last visited and as we all know you never know how long your loved ones will be here. Lucky for us she’s still here and she’s still as sassy as ever. It’s taken me some time to process our visit and with the holiday’s and just life I finally decided to share some of the pictures from our trip. Before we saw our grandma we made a quick stop in New York to meet my dad. It was a crazy fast trip, but we made the most of it! My favorite part of the trip has to be the snow. I was looking forward to a white Christmas, so it was fun to experience a little snow. Looking back I’m extremely thankful for the time I got with my family and we are fortunate enough to have been able to see the rest of our family for Christmas. Continue reading “PóPó”
Uno, dos, Primos!
Never in a million years would I guess my sister and I would have been pregnant at the same time let alone have our kids due the same month and then to be only delivered two days apart. So naturally we decided to throw their first birthday together. Continue reading “Uno, dos, Primos!”
It is well with my Soul 