This is a very special blog post. I hope you all will indulge me. Yesterday, this blog’s social media accounts combined hit a big milestone. Over 4,000 people follow this blog through various social media accounts. I honestly feel like crying happy tears. it is the kind of milestone I could only dream about when
Tag: Gratitude
Yesterday was one of the toughest days I have had in a while. That is saying something. Everything, seemingly, that could go wrong went wrong. Yesterday had every single, typical, response from me: frustration, tears, feeling like I was not enough/doing enough, angry at myself for feeling like any of what happened yesterday was my
As I type it is five days before Christmas and the third night of Hanukkah. This time of year is my favorite. I love the music, decorations, cards, and being with those I love. Also, I love shopping for gifts for loved ones. Giving gifts is much more fulfilling for me than receiving. It may
I want to wish all my followers in the US a very Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow. Please celebrate safely. This year I find myself even more grateful than usual. This has been a very rough year for my blood family and I. In some ways, it feels like this year went by in the blink of
Yesterday was three years since I pushed launch on this blog. This post is a thank you to all the people who have helped make this blog possible. I hope you all will indulge me in these thank you’s and know I mean them from the bottom of my heart. The first goes to God:
I was always taught to treat people with kindness from the time I was little. My mom always wanted me to treat everyone the same. It is something that I try to do every day. Being on social media so much for the blog has reminded me that not everybody was taught to treat everyone
I love my mama very much. When she gave birth to me about eight weeks early because of listeria we weren’t supposed to make it through delivery because of infection. We’re both still here. That fact is quite literally a miracle. Because of our circumstances we have a very unique bond. Mama teaches me to
This post is a thank you to all the people who have helped make this blog possible and to celebrate 200 blog posts. I hope you all will indulge me in these thank you’s and know I mean them from the bottom of my heart. The first goes to God: thank you for my life
Since the start of the pandemic, my immediate family and I have had to be really careful about what we do. We do our best to stay out of crowds as much as possible and still wear a mask when we go out most places along with being fully vaccinated and boosted. All of this
As I type it is three days before Christmas. Christmas is my favorite time of year. I love the music, decorations, cards, and being with those I love. Also, I love shopping for gifts for loved ones. Giving gifts is much more fulfilling for me than receiving. It may sound strange, but I’ve always valued