Dear Mr. 14th
Dear Mr. 14th, I want to start by letting you know that I am a pretty nice person. My mom and dad taught me manners and I use them. [...]
A Picture Says a Thousand Words
When Mike and I bought our little fixer upper farmhouse on our dream property one of our favorite things to do was to watch the beautiful sunsets and [...]
David's Story: The Big Question
A Thanksgiving holiday can sometimes be stressful. All of the preparation, family and cooking can become burdensome to anyone involved. But what about when you aren’t cooking, prepping [...]
Reality of Being a Widow and a Wife
As much as I love using social media to keep in contact with friends and family, keep up with current events, and even shop I also think it [...]
A Picture Says a Thousand Words
This picture is a little bit of funny and a lot of embarrassing. Ok, well, maybe a lot of funny too. I have never been too iPhone savvy. My [...]
A Picture Says A Thousand Words
This is a picture David took of my youngest son this summer. We were on a trip to the mountains and spent an evening at the lake watching [...]
David's Story: Dating a Widow
I have a theory that if single men and women were asked if they would date a recent widow or widower, I bet that 70-80 percent would prefer [...]
A Picture Says A Thousand Words
This is a picture of a very handsome fireman from the United States Forest Service. He mainly served in the Los Padres National Forest, yet often got called [...]
April’s Story: Trusting Myself Even When Others Didn’t
As the months went by I continued to fall more and more in love with David. Everything about him was so naturally easy to love. My boys started [...]
Grief is a Thief
I recently read an article about living with grief every day: What Grief Steals From Me Every Day The author, who tragically lost her 5 year old son, described grief [...]