Does this Roller Coaster ever stop?
"The ups and downs are usually not that bad, but it's the damn twists and turns that get me every single time." – J. Hasamear
I have watched the Broadway musical, Wicked, on the stage 3-4 times, listened to the soundtrack countless times, and recently saw the second part of the movie in theaters. And a line from Wicked’s “For Good” imprinted on me immediately upon hearing it all those years ago: “Because I knew you, I have been changed... Continue Reading →
I fully admit to being a Disney kid. I watched all those animated movies growing up and still love to watch them today. I was always excited to watch a new film when it first came out, either when I was a child, teenager, or even a grown adult with my own family now. It... Continue Reading →
As part of my daughter's wedding ceremony, all of the mothers were given the opportunity to provide a speech to the newlyweds to impart our wisdom and advice about marriage and love. Overjoyed at the chance, I jumped to stand up and speak to this beautiful couple that I love and adore so much. My... Continue Reading →
Getting through an hour without you seemed impossible at first. How in the world then could we have made it through the last 10 years without you? Life has a way of moving forward without us having much control over it. In the beginning, it was about learning to survive and make it through another... Continue Reading →
So this week, I turn 39. When I was younger, I believed anyone over the age of 30 was old. As a teenager, I hoped to accomplish so much by the time I finished my 20s. Now that I'm nearly 40, I keep trying to tell myself that I'm only as old as I feel and... Continue Reading →
Somewhere between here and there is a place where so many things are possible... where your children behave without even a cross eye, the bills all get paid and there's money leftover at the end of every month, those vacation plans you've wanted to make for so long don't seem so out of reach and... Continue Reading →
Since the moment I said "I do" eight years ago, my life has changed more in the fact that some of the scenery is different but not so much the life that we started together. Some of the friends we had then are no longer in our lives, new jobs, my stepson is gone and a... Continue Reading →
Does this Roller Coaster ever stop? 