I have been told time heals all wounds, but does it? Life is a series of experiences triumphs & tragedies that the passage of time can soften our memories of. Time however, doesn't make those feelings go away. As we grow older & have more memories in our memory bank we can be selective as…
Memories
Experience hopefully teaches us those valuable lessons that we can call upon later in life when facing similar circumstances. In a perfect world everyone would be wise, kind & caring. In a perfect world we would know the problems in our future and tend to them before they became problems. In a perfect world we…
1st Anniversary
It's my daughter Lauren and son-in-law Michael's first wedding anniversary. A year of firsts; first home, first holidays and first baby. Time moves on so quickly that we sometimes get so involved in the everyday routines that we forget to take notice of those special moments and they just pass. One year ago today Lauren…
Happy Birthday Mom!
October 24th is my mother's birthday. She turned 85 years old today and my family is very blessed to still have her and my dad with us. My mother is suffering from issues and at her age she is not alone, but generally she is fine. How do you celebrate a birthday when you turn…
Celebrate 2013!
January 2013 is off to a quick start and another year is well on its way. There is a saying that time flies when you are having fun, so I guess I must be having a blast because weeks just seem to zip by. The new year is like a reboot for our lives, a chance…
Turning Fifty….
June 25 is my birthday, six months before Christmas my birthday has always been 'perfect' since it splits the year in half. I never really celebrated my birthday since I was always the person making parties for everyone else. This year I am turning fifty however, and I have mixed emotions about it. I have…
https://pinterest.com/teamhoneysuckle/ I love Pinterest! The latest and greatest social media craze since Facebook or Linked In has me hooked. Like a vision board from 'The Secret' Pinterest lets me post and organize all my favorite and beautiful things. I have found wonderful recipes, gotten great wedding ideas and have pinned lots of pretty items. I…
Milestones
We measure our lives by years and milestones; birthdays, anniversaries and even divorces and deaths, we remember those days in our lives that something major happened. I remember January 17, 2002 very well for that was the day my daughter Alicia was diagnosed with cancer. This week was the ten-year anniversary of our year from hell, right after the 9/11…
My Christmas Wish….
Merry Christmas!Things I wish for this Christmas..... I wish for continued health and longevity for my family and friends, you do not appreciate good health until you no longer have it. I wish for peace but understand unrest, for it is only when we are pushed to our limits do we flourish and grow. I…
The Pursuit of the Perfect Present….
The holidays are synonymous with gift giving and lots of presents. The daily report on the news about holiday shopping tries to track just how many people are shopping and what they spend. Both online and offline, the availability to shop is endless all due to the quest for the 'perfect present'. Children have a…
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