be present

Pin it One year ago, I chose thrive to be “my word” for 2011. Little did I know how appropriate it would be- and how ironic it would feel- at times throughout the year. As 2012 approached, I spent time journaling, reflecting, and looking forward, and my word(s) for this new year came to me. Be [...]

simplicity_1

Pin it As you can see, we have updated our look.  We appreciate your patience while we were down, but we wanted it to be right before we showed it to the world.  We worked with two very talented women to make this new space our home.  Jane Johnson, from Jane Johnson Photography and Branding [...]

Pin itMotherhood has been a very good thing for my Type A personality. VERY good. Over the years I’ve spent plenty of time trying to “let it go” but nothing worked quite as well as having a baby. Nope. Nothin’ at all. Why? Because you can’t shove your baby into your Type A box, wrap [...]

Laurie-13

Pin it [Note: for those of you looking for the website, you can now find Laurie and Brooke's creations at www.brookesangelwings.com.] Grab a cup of coffee and some tissues and then whatever you do, please read this entire post…it could very well save a child’s life and that is no exaggeration by any stretch of [...]

Pin it Fall has indeed arrived. Even here in South Florida, the air has been a little bit cooler lately, and the refreshing breezes could not be more welcome in my mind. With this season each year always comes a new wave of busyness- often catapulting life into the realm of downright crazy until after [...]

deb-schwedhelm-balance

Pin itBe aware of wonder. Live a balanced life — learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some. – Robert Fulgham I recently blogged about the good, the bad and the ugly in my life — the bad and the ugly basically stemming [...]

the minute details

Pin it It is in reading a book- one made with paper. In savoring warm tea, noticing subtleties. In feeling the rain on your skin. In walking slowly and noticing… the sky, the air, the sounds of the world, the minute details seen only when you take the time to look. It is in looking [...]

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