This captured moment represents so many things to me – things which aren’t visible to the onlooker, so let me share. The moment this picture was taken….I was with one of my dearest friends, celebrating her upcoming marriage and this was one of our last …
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Sunburn plus aloe vera
Yep. What we’re looking at here is a radical #sunburn 😳☀️🔥 Ain’t no undoing this. Yikes!.Yes, it hurts. And, yes, I used sunscreen. #SPF50. Waterproof. Sweatproof. But apparently it took the afternoon off while I was in Santa Monica 👎Not ideal, but there’s no going back..That’s life sometimes …

Tenaciously facing fear
TERRIFIED of heights and doing it anyway because life isn’t about letting fear stop you. My word for this year is tenacious. And the way I defined that is “moving forward boldly, even when scared.” I definitely did that today! Thank goodness for sturdy railings …

Father’s Day 2019 – Take Hope
My 2-years-in-a-row-now Fathers Day tradition of snapping a picture “with my dad” at @c3sandiego church on Father’s Day 😂 while we have a great relationship, we live in two different states and don’t always get to celebrate this day in person. So what’s a girl …

’tis the season…to ask for help
Well. Taxes. You guys Taxes have a way of having me question my intelligence I just spent the last 2 hours on the phone with local and federal governments figuring out some tax stuff – yes, ’tis the season! And let me tell you……Thank goodness for helpful …

Birthday Celebration Roses 2019
I had the absolute pleasure of starting my birthday off with my beautiful Miracle Tuesday prayer ladies, and the privilege of sharing a message on vision! Design your dreams and go after them! Don’t let satan have a say…. “…but I have come that they …

7th grade
Sigh. 7th grade. What a time, huh? For me it was….a mix of a whole lot of things. Some fun (limited), some adventure (my one and only party that I snuck to, which was held right after school, across the street, and someone smoked a …

We are not capable of dreaming of anything we are not capable of
“We are not capable of dreaming of anything we are not capable of.” ~S. Brennan Let that land. Then take off with your big dreams!

9 years old with so much life ahead
Ballin’ since I was a young one!! Is who I am today starting to make more sense now? LOL! I was an awkward 9 years old here and I had no idea at this time that I would have many more awkward years ahead… With …

