It’s that time of the year again - time to look back on 2025 and figure out what we’ve learned, what made us stronger and what we wish we could change. I saw a meme the other day that said, ‘I don’t want anything for Christmas. I just want everything to finally fall into place for me and my kids in the new year.’ I actually originally shared it on Facebook a year ago and unfortunately every year is harder than the last. That being said, this might be a long one. Before I star

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

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My eleven year old said to me recently, “Mom, we need to find you a boyfriend so you stop being sad sometimes.” I responded with, “I’m...

As a divorced mom, I’ve come to realize that when I see my kids, I feel like I need to love on them extra hard to make up for the days I...

A friend told me once, "we're all toxic in some way or another even though we may not see it or we may not think so." She shared this...

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PROLOGUE: I did have drinks prior to writing this so let that be known. This was me when I got home tonight . I went out to dinner,...

I don't know about you guys, but for about the last four years, I've reflected at the end of the year about what that year has taught me....

It's like the saying, 'when it rains, it pours,' but in keeping with the fire theme, I went a different way. Going through a crisis is...

Let me start with a little bit of a backstory here: In January of 2018, a friend brought to my husband and I the idea of extra income by...

I wanted to tell a story that started about 21 years ago in a Schnucks store in O'Fallon, Missouri. Bare with me on this one, it's...

I spent the afternoon with some girlfriends yesterday at a winery - The Quarry- (https://quarrywinegarden.com/) and while of course we...

If you've been following along with me for any amount of time, you know that we've determined that dating in today's world is exhausting!...

It's been a little over a year and a half since my divorce was finalized, but I gotta tell you, there's many things I dealt with that no...

You know how there's always those moments when you do something and you're like, man, I really wish I had done that differently. Or when...

'Healing doesn't mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls our lives.' First off, this is the "end" of my...

If you're still with me, thank you from the bottom of my heart! You don't know how much that means to me! I started reading a book...

No one ever thinks when meeting someone new, that it could turn into some kind of bad dream you seem to be living. Almost like a bad...

Here I am, Sunday night, 9:36pm, laying in bed with a sleeping seven year old on my chest while I'm crying thankful that he's here but...