I am a Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Caretaker, who lives in a small rural area in Ohio.
My husband and I have had a blended family for the past 34 years. I have one son, my husband has a son and daughter. We, together have three children who we love dearly.
"Tips for shoveling snow"Any other year, I would have passed right by this topic, but this year I will not. My reason for not passing to another topic is; I have been shoveling snow all Winter. The reason for this is, my husband has had strokes this past year and can not do this big chore any longer. I had to learn fast and a... More..
For me this question is easy to answer, because I have made many promises to myself and not kept them. I always keep the promises I make to others. It is myself I am lacking with. I always seem to be doing for someone else and there are times I think, tomorrow I will take the day for me. Tomorrow never seems to come. The litt... More..
"Is Friendship For A Lifetime?"Sometimes friendship is for a lifetime. I have a friend from my pre-high school days. That is a lifetime friend for sure. We became friends and remain friends to this very day. We have a little over 56 years of Friendship. I think this friendship will last.I was about 8 years old when we first b... More..
How to say "no" without feeling badly, is something I had to learn. It has taken me so many years to even consider saying no to anything that was asked of me. As I have gotten older and I have different responsibilities, I am able to say no without feeling badly.I have been and I still am, a people pleaser, to a point. It is ... More..
My "Story" is a little different than most. We are the extraordinary group.It all didn't happen overnight and I am not trying to minimize any of this. Never the less, this is "Our Story" of how we deal with the spouse's EX when there are children involved.We have three children in our family. My husband had two, I had one whe... More..
My "Very Special Friend" is now gone, but in my life she was an "Angel on Earth".To begin my story, I was working as a Hairdresser in a nice Beauty Salon in a quiet little town in Ohio. I loved my job as a hairdresser, because I was able to meet so many different people and I had many good friends through this opportunity in ... More..
It was two years ago she left us. What a void she left. When people say it was just a dog, they really have never loved an animal. We loved her as part of our family.We had a beautiful Golden Retriever, she was a joy to us. We did not buy her, we were blessed with her. My friend called me one day and told me a friend of hers ... More..
"Cheating" Is It Really Worth It?I can answer this question from experience, not my cheating, but my ex-husband's cheating, that is why he became an ex. All this took place many years ago and I have long ago forgiven him for cheating, because I found the "True Love of My Life" after going through the worst time in my life. Th... More..
We must all learn to Appreciate the "Gift Of Life".What a precious gift life is. When we have children and they are born whole and healthy we should thank God for such a "Blessing". Even when they are not whole and healthy, they are little "Blessings". All God's children are Blessings. My husband has a handi-capped daughter, ... More..
"The Importance of Friends and Family"Family is first on my list and Friends are right next to them. I live my life around family, my family. Ours is a "Blended Family" and very happily blended at that. I have written about that before, so I will not elaborate on it here. This article is more about the Importance of all these... More..
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