“If you were to die today, what would others say about you? What was in you that was beautiful, that was Christlike, that helped others to pray better? Face yourself, with Jesus at your side, and do not be satisfied with just any answer.” Mother Teresa from her book of Essential Wisdom. What is…
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Four Seed Tahini Coconut Energy Bars
My Father in Law recently made these bars and once I tasted them I became obsessed. He found the recipe on one of his fishing websites but of course I have altered the original recipe a bit so I will give you my version. Because I love these bars so much I have stopped buying…
Another first…
Sorry I missed posting on Friday but I was busy making decorations for the junior high dance at Trinity’s school. I was really excited because this was the first school decorating job I have led since TT passed away. I used to love decorating for the auction night but was always so stressed about spending…
I miss it there…
Last week I was driving to Trinity’s school volleyball game which was being played at a Catholic school in Orange, when I saw it. As I was on the 22 freeway heading towards the school, I saw the big red building coming up on my left. A place I used to spend a lot of…
Trinity’s real life celebrity encounter
Weirdly enough just last week Trinity asked me, “Mom have you ever met a celebrity or a movie star?” “Hmmmm, not really.” I remembering seeing Mikhail Baryshnikov, the ballet dancer, at a restaurant in New York with my parents when I was young. I remember seeing Mary McFadden, clothing designer, in the lobby of our…
My new ring setting….
I am guessing most woman don’t change their wedding ring setting several times throughout the years unless they own a jewelry store, am I right? I just don’t have any friends who have changed up their settings unless they got a bigger center diamond or they outgrew their old ring. Well, I think I am…
My newest home improvement project…
So despite feeling in the slumps lately I completed a large project which I have been talking about doing for years and it wasn’t until 2 weeks I actually tackled it. What is it you ask? Refinish the dining room table we received as a wedding present 23 years ago and have been using ever…
I can’t believe it is almost the holidays…
I can’t believe it is November 1 and our family has to celebrate the holidays without Tiara. I have been dreading the holidays and now they are here. It is more than I can bare. Last Tuesday, would have been Tiara’s 17th birthday and the day was much harder to endure than I anticipated. I…
This is for you…..
If you can imagine I have a reader who misses my posts so much she checks my website everyday to see if I have emerged to write something new. So in honor of her (Courtney) and all my dedicated and loyal readers who used to visit me almost everyday to share in my tears, fears…
It’s been 3 months since she passed away.
I have been really working on trying to get us on a budget and get out of debt, now that I have time to focus on issues like money. Louie and I just started the Dave Ramsey program and I was working on our budget this morning when I started feeling really heavy in my…