It's my Dad's birthday today. Gosh, how I miss him. As a way of celebrating him today, I wanted to share what I had written for my his memorial. As I read through it before publishing it, I cried all over again. I also smiled and laughed thinking of him. I hope those that read this can get a little sense of the man my Dad was and smile, laugh and cry along with me. No one ever tells you how hard it will be. No one ever tells you how heartbreaking and life changing it will be.

I've been doing a lot of reflecting lately and since today is my parents anniversary, I wanted to write it all out. My parents are a lot of things - all good of course - but the one thing they're best at is teaching. They may not always know it or mean to use it as a teaching moment, but I will always listen. That being said, I wanted to share some of my favorite things my parents have taught me. Take a selfie in every situation - even if you're the only one looking! My Dad

Recently, I read a book called "Of Mess and Moxie" by Jen Hatmaker, a Christian author. I made some notes on some things that really caught my attention that I wanted to share with you. 'You don't have to be who you first were.' I absolutely LOVE this! I can relate because I am SO far from the person I was even five years ago, let alone when I was a teenager. Sometimes life goes very sideways from what we imagine when we're young. Despite our past decisions, we can still bec

We're already wrapping up another year?! How is that even possible? It feels like just five minutes ago I was dealing with the aftermath...