Maddie

What They Don’t Tell You After A Car Accident

January 11, 2019 Leave a Comment

I can remember that day in April so clearly. We had set off to watch my middle daughter, Mikaela’s high school soccer team play an away game. We got to the game which was about an hour away without an incident. We were able to enjoy being outside and having a little time just me and my girls. (Hubby had to work that night!) The team lost but we were still high spirits. Not knowing what would be waiting for us, in less than an hour. We started making the trip back home, the GPS took us a different Read more [...]

Looking Forward to Next Year

December 19, 2018 2 Comments

This post was made in partnership with Inviteshop.com. And it is part of the series I call Maddie's Wedding. Yes like the title says, I am looking forward to next year. Next year brings a lot of new and exciting challenges for us. But the one that is most close to my heart is getting a son-in-law or rather my daughter's wedding. Lex, her fiance, I already consider family, so that doesn't change much but planning Maddie's wedding is something that I have been dreaming of. I never had a wedding Read more [...]

A Letter to Myself A Year From Now

November 16, 2018 Leave a Comment

I am taking part in the #nablopomo18 writing party. Wow, where to begin? This past year has been crazy. Being able to purchase my own space for blogging had been a dream come true. Even though the process of making it mine was longer than I wanted or expected it to take. I can still feel the calmness and creativity flow when I walk through the door. Having something that is mine – that my blog enabled me to buy is putting an exclamation point on the fact that my work does and still Read more [...]

Canvas on the Cheap Perfect For A New Apartment

July 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

This post was created in partnership with Canvas on the Cheap. Yesterday I told you about my oldest big move to California. I still can't believe she is over 2,000 miles away from us but I know she has a good head on her shoulder and she is going to do amazing things out there. Let me correct that and say they are going to do amazing things in California. Lex, her fiancee is like a son to me. He has been around for over 5 years now. I have watched him take on the challenges of being left Read more [...]