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So You Want to Start a Blog

So you want to start a blog…

I’ve been asked several times lately how I began blogging and I’m sure if my other friends have questions about where and how to begin, I’ll bet many others do as well so I’m going to answer those questions here in one easy place to both find and refer back to.

First, let me emphasize that blogging isn’t for wimps. It’s time-consuming and can be quite complex once you really get into it. There are plug-ins and code and updates. Oh my!

But I’ve been blogging for a couple of years now so while there’s always something new to learn, I have gained a ton of knowledge since day one. Continue Reading

All the World's My Stage graduation cap
Encouragement, Life Is Beautiful

My Kid is Graduating and I’m Not Ready

I had a few moments to relax the other day during this busy season in which my kid is graduating, and as my eyes fell closed, I tried desperately to go back in time in my memories so I could listen again to the sounds of my children’s younger voices.

With all my heart I wanted to hear those toddler and little-kid voices, feel their little selves as they melted into my arms when they were sad or tired. I wanted to remember the exact way it felt when I’d hold them in my lap and read them stories or sing to them as they drifted to sleep for the night.

I wanted to be present back when they were tiny and came bounding into a room, excited to see me and share something new they’d discovered. Or when they were simply playing on the floor with toys and turned to look at me and say “I love you, Mommy.” Oh my heart. Continue Reading

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Encouragement, Life Is Beautiful

When You’re Struggling to Find Your Worth

Do you feel sometimes like you’re “just here”, not really meaning all that much to anyone, unsure of your purpose? Do you struggle, like I sometimes do, to find your worth?

We want to know that what we do makes a difference to someone.

Maybe you’re in a transition phase of life. You’re single again. You’re an empty-nester. You’re a young adult. Being in a new station in life can really cause you to stop and ponder “now what am I supposed to do?” Continue Reading

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Encouragement, Health

World IBD Day: Sometimes I Hate My Guts

It’s today. May 19th. World IBD Day, a day we (as a world) try to bring even more awareness to IBD: what it is, what it’s like to live with it, and how you can help.

I have Crohn’s disease and I’ve battled this beast since I was 18 years old. I started getting sick my freshman year in college and it took off like wildfire, affecting my thin, teenage, stressed-out body. In those 27 years since, it’s been better and it’s been much, much worse. I’ve crawled my way back from near-death a few times. I refuse to let it get me. Continue Reading