If you told me almost nine years ago that I would finally be a published author, I would be in disbelief. It was a very long journey,...

A loving grief gift to provide to children.

The journey of grief is one of the hardest journeys that we will take in our lives, especially for children. As a family, it could be so...

Last week, the universe reminded me to slow down. To give not only myself grace, but to strangers around me. We are all doing this thing...

According to thehelpsavefoundation.org, every 9 seconds a woman in the United States is assaulted or beaten.  20 people (both men and...

One of my earliest memories was the Christmas of 1995. I had just turned five, and I was so sick with pneumonia. I had been wishing...

Mother’s Day. I never know how to feel about it. Being a Mom, deep down I wish to be pampered and celebrated. But being a Mom without...

If you know me, you know I am an avid reader. I have been my entire life. When I want to escape, I read. When I want to wind down, I...

Getting a mastectomy at thirty years of age completely opened my eyes to how important it is to research what I am putting not only in my...

How is your mind today? Is it chaotic on this Monday? Is it quiet and at peace? Are you struggling? And if you are, have you verbalized...

Hi, Mama. It's hard to believe that this will be my 7th Mother's Day without you. You would have been sixty-five now and a Grammy to my...

It's hard to believe that Mother's Day is right around the corner! For me it's a bittersweet time of year, I lost my Mom to cancer when...

**Trigger warning: Surgical talk and images** After three months of healing and expander fills, my exchange surgery and reconstruction...

**I'm going to pre-face this with a *trigger warning* because it entails talks of surgical stuff! Even though I had incredible...

The week the world shut down in March of 2020, I discovered a lump in my left breast. I gave it a few days to see if it was just a cyst...

I cannot believe Easter is this coming Sunday! Some of my favorite memories growing up always involved Easter. We'd have egg hunts in my...

Organization is one of the things in my life that is at the top of my list that I need to keep me sane. If things are a mess, my anxiety...

My son's mind is scientific. I knew it the minute I looked into his eyes when I saw him for the first time. Eyes full of wonder. Eyes...

As I said in my previous post, I have fallen back in love with decorating and home decor. I have followed really great accounts that I...

I have been in a major re-decorating mood this spring so far (even though it's been pretty chilly still here in CT!) and I have been...