She Did Life Her Way: Now I’m Learning to Do the Same

A tender morning letter about grief, legacy, and the quiet ways we learn to say goodbye. As I navigate life without my Aunt Billie, I’m remembering her strength, her unconditional love, and the promise she taught me to keep… to live my life, my way.

A Final Tribute to Aunt Billie

This morning, I stepped into one of those moments that divides life into before and after. My Aunt Billie — Mimi — lived 101 bold, beautiful years, and today, I honor her legacy.

Letter Three — For the Daughter Missing Her Mother

There is no wrong way to miss your mother. Whether she passed or the relationship was lost in another way, your grief is real, your love is real, and she lives on in the way you love. This letter is for the daughter who still reaches for her mother in the quiet.

The Goodbye I Didn’t Get — and the Love That Never Left

For years I carried the weight of a goodbye I never got, but today I’m learning that love doesn’t live in the final moment — it lives in every moment before it, in the healing we shared, and in the ways, he still finds me in the quiet.

The Unspoken Grief of Midlife

Part 2 Happy Wednesday evening everyone! Hello friends! I can hardly believe we’re already halfway through the week. Before we get into today’s post, I just wanted to check in and see how you’re all doing. Things have been going really well on my end, and I hope your week has been treating you kindlyContinue reading “The Unspoken Grief of Midlife”

He had to go

Happy Tuesday everyone, How are you all doing on this fabulous Tuesday evening? All is well here. Today was one of my dearest friends birthday, so a big group of us took her out for taco Tuesday at our country club. It felt amazing being surround by such a wonderful group of ladies and aContinue reading “He had to go”

Time is a gift

Happy Monday, How is everyone doing on this hot Monday evening? I hope wherever you are in the world you are safe. So many fires where I live. The sky is just covered in a haze with a sprinkle of soot here and there. Prayers for anyone affected by this catastrophe. How was your weekend?Continue reading “Time is a gift”

I can only be there

Happy Thursday, How is everyone doing on this amazing Thursday evening? All is well in my neck of the woods. Sat at BMW this morning for two hours waiting on Johns car to finish up. Oil change, and his headlight came lose. Final outcome, they had to order him an entire new headlight, so he’llContinue reading “I can only be there”