And The Beat Goes On

Christmas is so much more than presents and who we give things to, we are gifts to the world and so is our love. So much commercialism has taken over throughout the years, but I've learned many ways to overcome getting caught up in the frenzy of it all. A generous heart gives to those it loves every single day of the year, not just on Christmas. I have 3 sons, 3 daughters in law, 2 baby's mamas and ex wife and there are 18 grandchildren, I think.  LOL. Most people live in budgeted means, as do I. I give to my children all year long, do my best to make every birthday and know it's much more important to give them experiences and build memories than to try to give everyone a gift just because it's Christmas. Years ago, I began to pick one person, someone not in my family, someone to give to.  Each year it has been someone else and that one thing has given me so much pleasure and happiness, all the money in the world to give to everyone I know would have n...

We all have giants in our lives, things that hold us down things that cause us to be afraid, to feel anxious and fearful, things we just aren't sure how to deal with. I haven't said much because I've been waiting for some legal options to be put into place but I want to tell you my story. On January 11, 2013 I quit my job of four and a half years, packed my stuff and moved home to Atlanta to be with my husband. It was not one of my better decisions but not every decision is a good one.  My husband had finished a three year stretch eighteen months earlier and couldn't leave the state of Georgia, I was having problems with my kids, I didn't make enough money to visit him, so I got the brilliant idea to move home. Unfortunately, it was not a good situation for me.  The moment I arrived, my truck was down because hauling a trailer had destroyed the entire brake system, then it snowed.  A week later my father in law passed in my husband's arms and a week...