Kid’s speech impediments can make for some crazy conversations with strangers. — I recall the day like it was yesterday. My son was around two or three, and he and I were checking out at Target. The elderly lady behind us was smiling at him, and he decided to become chatty with her. He proceeds to say to her, and everyone in…

We are guided to the paths we need to take, and despite the roads being different, they may lead to the same destination. — Most people have read “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. The first time I studied the poem I thought, I too wanted to take a path less trodden. When you interpret the piece again as an adult, it takes on a new meaning. We are guided to multiple pathways…

Home is not the town or house you live in; it’s the people you are connected to. — I recently visited New Jersey, where I grew up. I hadn’t lived in the state for over seventeen years. Although my family and I did move back for a year in 2017, arriving there, I felt as if I was in a strange land. I drove up from the Southeast…

People hate you before they even know you. — I’m pretty sure that I came out of the womb with a cranky look on my face. Since I’ve been in grade school, people have accused me of glaring and giving nasty looks. Teachers, as well as students, told me this. …

Be careful not to hit send before you read your comment. — Yesterday I was having a less than stellar day. I was driving and listening to my tunes to cheer me up. I argued with someone earlier, and that brought me down. …

Heck no, not my baby boy! — “You’re going to miss this someday- I whisper to myself as I’m shot in the butt with a Nerf gun while unclogging the toilet.” ~ Unknown I always knew I wanted to have a boy and my prayers were answered twelve years ago when I gave birth to my little…