Just Takes One
It just takes one person, a minute of thinking of others to… help someone. create a smile. help someone laugh. learn something new. be kind. say thank you. change the future. appreciate what someone else did for you – or Read More …
Category: family
Make It Special
Do what you can to make it special. Unique. Out of the ordinary. Unusual and extraordinary. Once in a blue moon kind of thing. Different than any other day. Get their attention. Just for them. Memorable. On these occasions, the Read More …
Full Again
It is hard to go an entire winter without seeing the people you want to see. After a long January, we are nearing the end of some recent visits that have our hearts full again from the conversations, the hugs Read More …
It Will Be Here
Make the plan now. It seems like so far away, but it will be here before you know it. Last year…it’s done. Like, seriously. It was just the early days of winter and the Christmas holidays happened what seems like Read More …
Ask and Be Okay
When you are ready with questions you have to be able to both ask and be okay with the answer. Whether it is good news or bad. It isn’t easy to ask for an opinion. It is harder to listen Read More …
Extra
So very…extra. Not ordinary. Not normal. Not simple. Not basic. Not now. The days are still the same but somehow extra special, but somehow happening faster, zooming through time until – here we are. ~ Dawn aka Hat Girl
A Lot For A Monday
To do, to write, to edit, to sort, to compile, to read, to share… there is always a lot for a Monday. After a holiday? It is always a list. After a vacation? It is even more. After a quiet, Read More …
Catching Up
We are all (always) just catching up. Aren’t we though? We can’t be there, every minute – of every day – in everyone else’s world. So, all we can do is: tune in, reconnect, ask questions, learn what’s happening, listen, Read More …
Thinking Of You
All of the people we care about, or miss in our lives, we are thinking of you. It has been a while. It was one of those days. It has been cold and dreary this winter so far, and it Read More …
Talk and Plan
It is best to talk and plan family trips now. Especially if your kids are older. You most definitely have high expectations. They have expectations, too. Be open to ideas. Be flexible. Be ready for last minute changes. You’re making Read More …