When my dad turned 54 years old, the date was July 31, 2000. I was 30 years old. When I turned 31, the next day on August 29, 2000, my dad died. He was 54 years old for only (less than) a month.
All in Healthy Family
Plans
I’ve had this Colorado Bucket List for over a year. Besides Broncos games and white water rafting, we haven’t accomplished much on the list. Spring Break is coming up and I would like to check one of these items off. This would take some planning. And just like I haven’t made a plan for my next steps with this blog, winging it is not the best way to accomplish my goals.
457
My math skills are very questionable these days. I thought after 8 years of writing one blog post a week that I would have written at least a post a day for 365 days in a year. Turns out, I wrote 457 posts. I find that to be an accomplishment in itself.
Odds + Ends
As I was making a list of odd little thoughtful things that I do for my family and my community, there was a little apprehension in sharing them. I decided that even though some of the things I do may rub some people the wrong way, sharing the list would be worth it.
I Needed This
Have you ever scrolled through IG or FB and find that the posts that have sayings cause you to pause? We stop to read them because we want to see if we can relate to it or if the meaning resonates.
Grande
Today is Valentine’s Day. Let the sweetness flow! Cookies, candy, chocolate, flowers, coffee drinks - all kinds of treats will be exchanged. This is my kind of holiday. Thoughtful pinches are little yet impactful gifts showing thoughtfulness and on Valentine’s Day, there’s a whole range of ways to show it. From free text messages to super fancy engagement rings; anything goes in the name of love!
Wine + Coffee
Pardon the pun here but this post has been brewing in my head for many weeks. I thought about calling this post “Alcohol + Caffeine” but decided “Wine + Coffee” was more appealing. As it turns out, the post is about all four.
Clutch + Gold
Last week my hub received two wonderful texts among the hundreds of business texts he receives every week. He asked me if he was dying because he couldn’t understand why these two friends would write him these texts.
National Puzzle Day
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of puzzles? I’ll share what comes to my mind: TIME. As in, I never have the time to do any sort of puzzles.
Homilies + Sermons
I was really pissed off this past week because someone told others that we did something but we did not. It was like a slap in the face to hear this news. When I heard about this I couldn’t sleep that night; I replayed everything in my head over and over. I held onto that anger for a week.
Sunday Suppers
When I was in my twenties, I would fantasize about being a mother and I always pictured myself pulling a roast out of the oven and feeding my hungry family. But in reality, I’m far from doing that. I have a hub who is rarely home for dinner and when he is home, a roast would not be something he’d eat. I have a vegetarian daughter and I have a son who will eat meat and potatoes but prefers the meat and the potatoes to be prepared by a fast food restaurant, not by his mother.
Take the Time
I have received texts, videos, emails, voicemails or cards giving me credit for influencing them for something positive that happened. Talk about making my heart swell up - wow! Those gestures are the most valuable forms of compliments ever.