Keep sparkling.. even when life gets hard! Find your innermost inspiration and play that card! Never settle or let your light get too dim. Afterall, if you don’t shine your light.. how are you going to win? Winning at life is squeezing out all the joy! Seeking happiness, even while experiencing hard things.. should be…

I CAN’T THINK OF ANY BETTER REPRESENTATION OF BEAUTY THAN SOMEONE WHO IS UNAFRAID TO BE HERSELF. Honestly, life gets better when you take time to learn who you are and allow yourself to shine through to others! For a good part of my life I held back because I didn’t want others to not…

Always live your life like a tourist.. see the unexpected! Never stop looking for uncommon.. honestly, all “stuff” and people are interconnected! Take the picture! .. live your own adventure! Tell others and strangers alike the compliment you are thinking.. for it’s truly what carries us and keeps us really LIVING! Believe all things are…

Ike, our youngest son.. I hope you always know your worth! I hope you remember it’s okay to have FuN and not just work! I guess I should say, make your work enjoyable! With a positive attitude… all things are possible! I am so grateful you came to say, “hi” while you were on break…

Sweet summertime is a time to feel more free! There’s more hours of daylight to do what we need! Sweet summertime is a time to feel the rays. It’s a time to prioritize more play! Sweet summertime is made for jeep rides, ice cream, and nature to show it’s green. It’s time for new friendships…

“Go back. Way back. To that little girl walking around barefoot on the sidewalk in the summer sun. Worry less. Be like her.” -Introverted Hippie ….I came across this quote today and it made my heart happy to think about being a kid. The happy moments where there was no worry or care. For me,…

To our four adult kids>> Keith, Landon, Ike and Aleah.. I hope you know we’re always here! We will always want to be the ones that take a break on whatever we’re doing- to be there for you when you’re going through anything hard! We are always here to be a listening ear and to…

To be wild is to have a keen sense of intuition, follows her instincts, feels empowered to protect herself and her pack, and has the confidence to pursue what she desires — To be wild is to be very enthusiastic or excited! To be wild is to lack discipline or restraint!😜 To be wild is…

The wisdom we can gain from our elders is irreplaceable! The lessons they’ve already learned are inconceivable! Just over a year ago I made the commitment to visit my dear friend, Mary’s husband, Bernie after she passed on (she was on hospice at the end of her life). They don’t really have any family here…

Today is closing day on a home for our middle son, Landon and his beautiful life partner, Madilynn.. dog parents to Rocky and soon-to-be parents of a baby boy in November! It seems like yesterday Landon was a baby himself.. then a boy.. oh, how I can remember! 💙 As I take time to write…