I've always struggled with my self-esteem. This is no secret to anyone who reads this blog. I've talked about it openly, admitted that I'm my own worst enemy, and have slowly come to a point where I've learned to love myself, accept myself, and embrace the person I was created to be. But that didn't come easily. Or without a breakdown. I owe my snap back to reality, to Megan Fox. One of the harshest realities that I had to come to terms with when my son was born, was the fact that I would … [Read more...]
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Oct 2011
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Aug 2011
How many of you know someone who has battled Alzheimer's? Back in the early 2000’s (can’t remember which year specifically), my grandmother, the one I referred to dearly as “Maw” was diagnosed with the disease. It started slowly, but progressed faster and faster until eventually there was nothing left of the person that she once was. She was a beautiful soul and so full of life. When the disease took over, she spent many of her last days not even remembering who some of her children … [Read more...]
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Aug 2011
Today, I’d like you guys to meet Lindsey from Campfire Song. She’s a fellow military spouse, mother of three kids all under the age of four, and has a FOURTH one on the way. Needless to say, she has her hands completely full. I met her through the kind and always encouraging comments she started leaving on my blog. She’s got a beautiful talent for writing and it’s no question that she is one of the most genuine people I’ve met through blogging. “If the Army wanted you to have a … [Read more...]
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Dec 2010
Unless you were born yesterday, you know what Twilight is. The series of Vampire novels written by Stephenie Meyer that have taken this entire country by storm. Teenage girls swoon at the thought of kissing a vampire and grown women {myself included} stand outside of theatres at midnight to watch the new film release; all while leaving the men in their lives baffled. What is it about this story that has women everywhere so transfixed? For the teenage girls, it may be nothing more than … [Read more...]
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Dec 2010
I’m really not sure why, but all of my thoughts and creative juices seem to start flowing around 9:00 pm every single night. I would love to be able to lay down and just go to sleep like semi-normal people do. But I can’t. Instead, my mind waits until I can’t hold my eyes open any longer to decide it wants to unwind. Like now…I’m writing this post at 10:50 pm on Monday evening. Why couldn’t my writing mentality and want-to have kicked in about six hours ago? Or even three? I … [Read more...]
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Nov 2010
It’s been a while since I wrote a post about marriage. Possibly because for the last {almost} 8 months, the depth of my marriage has been carried out through a series of phone calls throughout the day, occasional cards and letters, lots of trust & faith, and a countdown widget on my cell phone. No matter, I have pretty strong feelings about relationships and marriage. Maybe because I remember the times in my childhood when my parents fought in front of my sister and I (because they … [Read more...]
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Oct 2010
{If you didn’t read the first part of mine and my husband’s love story, you can find it here!} I don’t think anyone really and truly believes that life after the “I do” is going to be a fairy tale. I think that we like to try to convince ourselves of that, but who really ever believes that it is possible? Josh and I honeymooned in Saint Augustine, Florida. We spent hours walking through the little historic town, lounging by the pool, and eating by candlelight. It still feels like … [Read more...]
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Oct 2010
This was recently my Guest Post over at From Here to Eternity. A lot of my readers ventured over to read it there, but there were even more that didn’t. So, because I love you guys so much and because I love to share my story, here ya’ go! Part Two will be up for you to read on Thursday, so be sure to check back and catch the end of our story! _________________________________________________________________________________ Every little girl dreams of being a part of a love story. Of being … [Read more...]
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Jul 2010
For those of you who don’t know, I celebrated my 23 birthday this past Saturday. Go ahead and collect yourselves, because I know some of you are thinking, ‘You are only 23?’ I get that all the time. LOL Truth be know, I have an old soul and have always been told that I was wise beyond my young years. And most days I feel that way. When life throws you hardships at a young age, you are sometimes forced to grow up and mature whether you want to or not. No matter, this has always be something … [Read more...]
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Jul 2010
It’s been way too long. Since I’ve written a decent and worthy blog post, that is. I was doing pretty good about keeping those of you who are interested informed on the happenings in our lives. Then hubby came home and I pushed this little blog to the side. Because family time was definitely more important than blogging. {Especially since I didn’t really have that much to talk about to begin with.} But today, I’m going to sort of give you the rundown on what we’ve been up to and then I … [Read more...]
