Life can be hard. It can throw you curve balls you never expected to happen. Divorce. Loss of job. Loss of spouse. Car accidents. Loss of child. Many things can happen. They all take time, love, and patience to recover from. Sometimes, though, people stay tethered to those events. They let those events define them and give them excuses for their actions and non-actions. In some cases, their family and friends label them and keep them tied to the events….
By nature, I am a night owl. I love to be up late and get things accomplished at night. But I know this does not fit my life right now. I need to sleep. Getting to sleep before 11:00 most nights can be difficult. I had one of those nights last night. I couldn’t get to sleep. I had so much on my mind and things I wanted to remember to do. It just about drove me crazy! What is…
Some of you have been incredulous at my routines and schedules. I need them because I lack the self-discipline to get stuff done myself. But I have days where nothing gets done. We may have had a busy day. My energy levels were low. Many excuses can be used here. Last night, it hit me. Out of the blue. I have been doing something without thinking anything about it. When I decide it is time for bed, I start a…
April has come and gone and I haven’t posted a monthly update! Time flies when you are busy! What happened this month? For the family: * Easter spent with family * Paige got second place in the Kossuth County Poetry contest for her age level!* We lost our dog, Shyla, after a lengthy illness. She had been a good, loyal dog for 11 years!* I have a new niece and the kids have a new cousin! We are all excited…
This is not a topic that comes easily to me. Anyone who knew me 20 years ago will probably not believe how my views on dating have changed. When you have daughters and have to be both parents to those daughters, your attitude changes very quickly. All I can think about is protect, protect, protect. Protect their hearts. Protect their emotions. Protect their bodies. All I want is for my daughters is to find the very best man for them….
Since my mind has been so scattered lately, I will attempt to give you all an idea how many different directions it goes! #1 Prom is this week for Shali! Yeah! To me, this is more exciting than when I went myself. She is not my child who loves dresses so to see her get all dressed up is awesome! Although I broke down today and admitted defeat…I called the stylist about her hair. I can do part of it,…