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Encouragement, Life Is Beautiful

Five Lessons I Learned from My Dad

It’s Father’s Day this weekend and we all pause to reflect on our fathers, what strength of relationship we had, the lessons we learned, what we can do to honor our dads, whether or not they’re here to celebrate. My dad passed away nearly 11 years ago and I miss him every day. I often reminisce about funny things he did or said or things that made a profound impression on me, formed my character. In honor of my sweet dad on this Father’s Day weekend, I’d love to share with you some powerful things I learned from a genuinely dear, funny, devoted, strong man.

Commitment: Dad knew about commitment. He was a good son and brother before becoming a husband and father. He was faithful to my Mom for over 40 years, until she passed away four months after their 40th wedding anniversary. He had always been a good provider, sometimes working two jobs in the early years of their marriage. He wanted my mom to be able to stay at home with their children and he was willing to work extra to Continue Reading

Encouragement, Life Is Beautiful

That 70s Christmas…

I had some talented guest writers this week. Hopefully you learned a lot and were entertained, as was I. To round out the week it feels only appropriate that I would share what Christmas looks like in my family. Growing up, I was the youngest of four children and I wasn’t close in age to my siblings (my siblings being 6, 10 and 12 years my seniors). But somehow it worked and my parents made sure of it.

Christmas was always a magical time for me growing up, thanks to the thoughtfulness and careful planning of my Mom specifically. Her gift was making people feel like a million bucks, special and treasured. So when a holiday rolled around, it was her time to shine, and she did it magnificently. Continue Reading