Author Archives: jazzhandsmom06

You guys…I love birthdays. Not just my own, but birthdays in general. We live in this world where we’re trained to put ourselves last. But… Birthdays are the one day a year where we should be truly celebrating our own existence. So, I have always LOVED birthdays. I make a huge deal out of themContinue reading “Happy National Pizza Day!!”

There’s something I’ve never told another living soul. This seems like the place to admit it. Ready? Here goes… I’m jealous of George Bailey. I mean, think about it. Aren’t you? Not for being brought to near suicide (obviously), but that he was given a chance to see what this world would look like ifContinue reading “The George Bailey Moment”

I don’t lean. It’s not a thing I’ve ever been comfortable doing. What happens if you go to lean and no one is there to catch you? You fall. So, I take care of me. I also try to take care of the rest of the world (I’m a caretaker…), but I do not leanContinue reading “Leaning”

In the days of social media, we live in a world where the majority of what we see is the highlight reels of people’s lives. We see the new babies. We see the job promotions. We see the happy couples, the filtered selfies and the beautiful homes. And we’re happy for our friends that theyContinue reading “The Beauty Is In The Bloopers”

I’m a runner. Yup. I just said that. Funny thing…it took me not being able to run anymore to admit that I’m a runner. Prior to an injury I’m trying to recover from I would say, “No! I’m not a runner! I RUN, but I’m not a runner. I just like food.” <—–Now, don’t getContinue reading “The Runner”

Lately I feel like there’s been this battle raging inside of me. This battle feels like I am trying to figure out, “Who am I even?”. Which seemed weird to me. I am a person who…for better or worse…knows who I am, accepts who I am, and…after many years of working on myself…loves who IContinue reading “Who He Meant For Me To Be”