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Category: Importance of Family

  • New Circles Redefined Pandemically

    During the pandemic, we were forced to shrink our circles of friends and family. You had to decide who you were willing to expose yourself to as we were encouraged to stay home and self-isolate. Who you chose to be a part of your circle was truly a testament to who you trusted with your…

  • Honoring Her – Two years later, sucks

    Well, here we go, the last day of the second year since she passed.  I am still standing, she knew I would be, however, there were moments I had my doubts.  I think of her daily and everything reminds me of her.  I am either remembering our life together or wondering what she would think…

  • A Case for Aunts

    Aunt’s are important, no doubt about it. What I have been privy to in my life is that more than important, Aunt’s are vital. While I value my Uncle’s they have not had the profound affect in my life that my Aunt’s have and as I look around me I realize that Aunt’s are truly…

  • Forgiveness…on my terms

    Forgiveness is a tricky thing; concept and word. We all understand that on the surface it suggests that we will “let go” of something that has harmed us. However in deeper terms you often hear of stories of forgiveness that breach concept; like when a mother forgives the person that murdered her child. I have…

  • My safe place…YOU

    On this 24th wedding anniversary I am moved to dedicate this blog to my husband. I was talking to a friend today and telling her that 24 years is a lifetime and when I think back to when we met I realize that we have lived more years together than apart. Many couples talk about…

  • Friendships – Do they choose us or do we choose them or…

    Friendship is something we all learn about early in our lives. Our first friends are typically our parents, friends children, cousins or if you are so blessed, a sibling. These early relationship form so easily out of the commonality of having parents that like to spend time together and hence your friends are formed. These…

  • Fellowship is my jam!

    Anyone that knows me well knows that my favorite way to spend my time is having FELLOWSHIP with my friend and family. Fellowship is time well spent. Fellowship is sharing heart and soul with those that are best described as “your people” or as blogged yesterday “your circle”. My favorite moments are those at the…