this blog is not just about materialistic things and places to shop.  it is a place to be inspired (hopefully).  my father taught me and instilled four of the most important things in life – gratitude, honesty, humility and faith (in no particular order of importance)!  these foundations of how i live my life have helped me through very difficult times…i truly hope i will be able to help at least one person in some way…along the way through our discussions here.

more to come…..thank you for visiting!

My blog only started a few weeks ago, and while I love to share with you…great shops, products, sites, blogs, etc…I also want to help people and hopefully by sharing some of my stories…some day to day stories of being a full-time working mom, being married to a college friend who is on a police force

or sharing some other stories that some of you may be able to relate to or share with friends….having the most incredible family, in-laws, friends anyone could ever ask for…..

dealing with losing my mom at 15…losing my grandmother to cancer within weeks…losing my grandfather a year later….

dealing with infertility, not being able to have children (on my 0wn), having a surrogate, and bringing a beautiful baby boy into this world………

this is how I hope we can all share stories together and learn from each other about how to get through the tough times, leaning on each other and those around you, knowing there is a light at the end of what ever tunnel you are going in…and coming out of.  having….faith.  learning about gratitude and giving to those you love, all of the time – - and never expecting anything in return. 

please come back and tell your friends that this is a site where you can share stories or some days just look at beautiful things and shop too!

 thank you for allowing me to open up my heart and life to you………enjoy!