How is it almost the end of October? I feel like I blinked and suddenly, the leaves have turned into shades of golden yellow, orange and red. I’ve always enjoyed fall. The crisp air and bright hues always gave me a sense of peace. The trees lose their leaves, but they leave a blank slate for beautiful new leaves to form next spring. This October, I cannot help but compare the trees to my…
You’re the best Mommy! Those four words are what I heard as I let my daughter lick the brownie batter. Less than hour before we were in a screaming match over not letting her have ice-cream at 10am. In hindsight I see that to my daughter I really am the best mommy. Me yelling and being short tempered are all temporary and what my daughter focuses on is the present moment. As…
As I reflect on this past holiday weekend, I have such an array of emotions. Last night while I sat on my back deck getting glimpses of distant fireworks, I also saw lightening bugs. Lightening bugs are something that I have missed from my childhood. The last few years, I looked for lightening bugs and they were no where to be found. Yesterday though they lit up the sky! It was nostalgia. It brought back…
Sometimes in the stillness I can soak up the silence and really self-reflect. Other times the stillness scares me and I do everything in my power to make it go away. Sometimes I embrace the uncertainty. Other times in uncertainty I shut down and hibernate to self-protect. Sometimes I am confident in my abilities and I conquer task after task. Other times my self esteem is so low I can’t get out…
Mother’s Day weekend is upon us and if I’m being honest, it’s really hitting me hard this year. When things both good and bad happen the one person I want to tell most is my mom. I can’t call her. I can’t visit her and that hurts. My mom is heaven. This week has been emotional to me on so many levels. Good things have been happening. Some stressful things…
