I cried late at night last week -- all by myself. You know, the kind of ugly cry that fills the trash can with the entire box of tissues, and you're still leaking. The kind that you hope nobody sees, but the tears, not to mention the obvious facial evidence, last well into the next
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Barefoot Days and Hot Summer Nights
As we hop over the halfway point of the summer of 2017, I realize that this summer has been a lot more busy than I had anticipated. While we had no travel plans this year, the kids did make a wish list of sorts of things they'd like to do and places they'd like to
Dear Mom …. (part 2)
Aloha readers! Today’s post is part two of the series “Dear Mom.” If you haven’t had a chance to read part one, you can do so here. As I reflect on my life since my mom passed twenty years ago, I realize that through the storm, God stood right by my side. Even though I
Pushing Pause on Mom Life
About eleven and a half years ago, I started a brand new job in life. And with this new job cames a whole lot of ...stuff. Laundry. Cooking. Cleaning. Mentoring. Negotiating. Nurse. Financier. Grocery shopper. Clothes regulator. And the list goes on and on...and on. That's right. I'm a mom. Today, I'm looking at a house