
Why I'm Smiling This Father's Day 2018
Life starts out one way; you try to your best to stay on your path, and despite curve balls that the universe throws you…you think you know how it’s going to go…where you’re going to end up in the end. Despite the setbacks or the diversions, you smile and continue forward. you work your whole life for one thing, one plan, one goal. Maybe at some point your path changes, but you come back to a new one…and you keep moving forward. You pour your heart and soul into what you do,

How to Celebrate Your Dead Dad's Birthday
This year on my dad’s birthday, This is Us was airing...this episode happened to be Jack Pearson’s funeral…which reminded me of my own exper

Why Praying for Stability vs. Remission is a Good Thing
But with her circumstance we can’t pray for remission…so I am going to pray for stability. Life doesn’t always have to be a big exciting lea

5 Quotes from Oprah's Interview with Tuesdays With Morrie Author
In honor of 20 years since the publication of Tuesdays With Morrie, Oprah interviewed author Mitch Albom. This book particularly resonates with me as ALS, the disease Morrie dies from, happens to be the same illness that my father died from. I find added meaning in this as many people's death stories involve cancer, and often times I think back on ALS...slightly more rare, slightly less heard of...slightly unknown, overall. If you haven't read this book, I highly recommend it