Whose life is worse? This is a game that I’ve noticed that people love to play at work, at home, at school, standing in the grocery line, or anywhere. It is a pointless and irritating reverse one-upmanship game that baffles me. It goes something like this: Jane: Ugh, so tired. I was up with the…
“Never measure your life by possessions. Measure it by the hearts you’ve touched, the smiles you created and the love you shared.” ― Ziad K. Abdelnour What wonderful words to embrace and live by. I am a firm believer that our possessions don’t make us who we are or have any sort of lasting effect…
One of my most treasured possessions is my Bluebird of Happiness given to me by my mother in law as a wedding gift. I detested this gift as soon as I opened it for two reasons. One, I don’t like knickknacks. Two, I hate birds. They’re dirty, they poop everywhere, and they have scary, beady…
“Grown don’t mean nothing to a mother. A child is a child. They get bigger, older, but grown? What’s that suppose to mean? In my heart it don’t mean a thing.” -Toni Morrison, Beloved I will always be my mother’s daughter, her only girl, her gift to watch over and cherish. If I’m happy, my mom’s…
Yesterday I was out walking two of my four dogs when I had this exchange with a couple of ladies: Me: Friendly wave and smile Lady #1: Wave and smile before popping out with, “Wow, you look kinda like your dogs!!” Lady #2: Staring and then nodding to friend, “You’re right; she does! They match.”…
I’ve always said, never give someone advice unless they ask you at least three times for your opinion. Otherwise, it could end in tears. I’ve learned this the hard way. However, I’m a mother and that means I kind of have to break this rule because I have a lot of advice to offer (really…
“Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.” ― John Grogan, Marley…
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