Stories.  We love them.  We live them.   We tell them.  The stories we love best live in our hearts forever.  Did you ever love a story so much, you wished it would never end? That is the way I feel about “Harry Potter”.  This simple children’s story touches me so deeply.  It isn’t just about...Read More

In the fall of 2016, we said goodbye to our darling Daisy. After a long declining health battle, she was having a harder time getting around and it was clear to me the only reason she hung on so long is maybe, somehow, she knew I wasn’t ready to say goodbye. How do you say...Read More

This may be my most controversial post ever, but I am going to admit something… I like, no, LOVE Valentine’s Day. I want the hearts, flowers, cards and cuddly stuffed animals. Give me the romantic sentiments and declarations of love. A sweet kiss or a warm hug. I adore the idea of a whole entire...Read More

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My children are the luckiest children in the world.  They have a wonderful BONUS Dad who chooses, daily, to love them as if they were his own.  To my Christopher, he has three children, including a son and daughter who just happened to be born before he met them.  Biology doesn’t make a Dad, love...Read More