Brynn

New Beginnings

This week marks a new beginning for our family. This was my daughter's first week of preschool. In addition, she will be transitioning from going two days a week at a home-based daycare, to preschool...
Celebrating Grief

Celebrating Grief

The recent passing of Independence Day brings me to a sad place in my heart. I have many fond memories of sitting on a blanket in the grass with friends and family, waiting for...

Do Not Be Afraid to Ask For Help

My daughter is beautiful, strong, funny, and smart. She is also headstrong, stubborn, strong-willed, independent, and defiant. I do not say those things lightly. I love my daughter more than words could ever express....
Meatless Mondays

Meatless Mondays: Slow Cooker Red Bean and Coconut Curry {Series}

I refer to myself as a quasi-vegetarian. I eat meat, but I believe a plant-based diet is healthiest and try to limit any animal products, though cheese is my weakness. When I cook, I...

Reading is About More than Books

Reading is about so much more than books! I love reading. It is one of my passions. I have fond memories of reading when I was a child and as an adult. I remember...
The Most Courageous Woman I Know

The Most Courageous Woman I Know

There are many courageous women in history: Amelia Earhart, Anne Frank, Rosa Parks, Mother Teresa, Betsy Ross, Florence Nightingale, just to name a few. Certainly these women led courageous lives, but they are not...
When Life Does Not Go As Planned

When Life Does Not Go as Planned

Do you ever feel like your life is nothing how you thought it would be? That nothing has gone as planned. You made long-term goals and short-term goals, some voluntarily, some by force of...

Stories of Love: When Online Dating Works Out

My love story is not your typical boy meets girl kind of story. I was the girl who was always awkward around boys. I never knew how to talk to them. I had very...

The Magic of Christmas

Christmas is a holiday that you can choose to love or choose to dread. There are many ways you can celebrate the holidays and there is no wrong reason or right reason, in my...
Why I'm Thankful for the Bad Things in My Life

Why I Am Thankful For the Bad Things in My Life

It is Thanksgiving Eve, a day of lunch preparations, kids running wild, time spent with family. I am so very thankful of those things, but I am more thankful for the bad things in...