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This is my home.

My Grandparents home in Gambo, Newfoundland.

I am now 33 years old and have spent a good chunk of my lifetime here.

Growing up, I didn’t live in Gambo, but I spent every summer here. School would be finished in June and it would only be a few days after, and this is where I would be.

We would go fishing, or play out in the backyard, or down to the swimming pool. If on the odd chance we were in the house, you can guarantee that The Toronto Blue Jays game was on. My Grandparents and I would sit down and watch the game, or at the very least it would be on in the background while we sat down to eat.

9 pm was lunchtime. Nan would be sure to have the table laid out with cookies and crackers, and anything else you wanted. There would be company showing up, and we would all be laughing and singing, or watch the Blue Jays game.

This home has always been a source of happiness and love.

Sunday Mornings was for Church. I would get ready with Nan every Sunday morning and head down to the Salvation Army Church for Sunday Service, and in the afternoon she would bring me back after lunch for Sunday School. At night I would be left with my Grandfather, so that Nan could go to the night service, which was usually an outdoor service in the summer.

As the season have come and gone, serious changes have happened, good and bad.

I have grown up and married and have had children of my own, my Grandfather has passed away, and sickness has come knocking.

My Grandmother is the matriarch for my mothers family and I can only hope I can be half as amazing with my 3 children as she has done with her 8. She is a beautiful bright soul who doesn’t let anything get her down. She is always there with open arms.

This house is my home. For as long as I can remember this house ( and my Aunts house up the road) have been a proverbial security blanket for me and I’ve always felt safest here.

Have a beautiful Sunday everyone, I know I will because I am home🧡💜

Girl, Stop Apologizing!

(Photo http://www.thehollisco.com)

I preordered this novel weeks before it became available on chapters.indigo.ca. I finally received my copy yesterday via UPS. I am halfway through reading already, and I could not be more pleased with this purchase. Rachel Hollis has hit every cord in my heart so far. Every page is one enlightening moment after another.

If I could ever recommend a Self Help/ Goal Achieving book for anyone to read, it would be THIS!

She knows how to reach your heart and your unspoken thoughts with every word she writes. She is able to speak to the little girl in my heart, who was always trying to please everyone but myself. I had tears in my eyes, and was nodding my head in agreement and hadn’t passed the introduction yet.

The layout of the book is out of this world:

Part 1 is 9 different excuses to let go of.

Part 2 is 7 behaviours to adopt.

Part 3 is 6 skills to acquire.

I love how she is able to incorporate her own life lessons into each excuse,behaviour and skill. She isn’t just tell you what to do, but how she lived it and what she did to get through it.

I know this book is going to be attached to me for a very long time, and I hope that all of you go get a copy too.

10/10 rating on the book.

I hope all of you have a great week. Sending much love from me to you.

Hey All!

Big things in the works for 2019.

Oh wait!

Happy New Year!

Almost through January, and I’ve got some big surprises in store for this year. Please bear with me and hang around to see all the fun we will have.

Lots of love and hope this Saturday finds you well.

Wednesday Wisdom! I’m back!

First off I need to apologize for my little hiatus I’ve taken for the past couple weeks. Life threw me for a loop and knocked me down.

Now I am back fiercer than ever and with a clearer vision of where I want to to from here.

Self doubt creeped in and reared its ugly head once again, and my mind became a dark place where every bad thought took over and I lost belief in what I could and will accomplish.

Once in a while life i gonna throw a curve at you or knock you down completely. The main point that you need to take away from all of this is;

It’s ok to fall down,

It’s ok to fail,

It’s ok to get knocked down,

But please get back up, come back stronger than ever before. Show the world that you won’t stay down.

You Are Loved.

It’s ok to cry…

Some days can be overwhelming.

It’s ok to cry.

Some days you may feel like you’ve hit a brick wall.

It’s ok to cry.

Some days everyone just knows the right buttons to push.

It’s ok to cry.

Some days can be the best days of your life.

It’s ok to cry.

Some days you can make a mountain out of a mole hill.

It’s ok to cry.

Some days the littlest thing can throw everything out of whack.

It’s ok to cry.

If you ever feel the emotions of everyday life getting to be too much, its ok to just let the tears flow. The important thing is that you don’t let whatever negativity that is affecting you get you down. Wipe the tears from your eyes and know that this moment isn’t forever, and things will get better. Don’t keep your emotions bottled up to fester and rot. That is only going to hurt you. If you need to talk to someone to talk thing through, by all means, find that someone, but if you cant find anyone contact me. I’ll listen. We all need someone we can turn to.

Motivational Monday

It’s Monday morning, and you are having that dreading sinking feeling that you have to get out of bed and face yet another day. Just the thought of lifting your head off the pillow is enough to make you cry. You can even fathom thinking any further, like to breakfast, or actually going out the house to work. If you are a stay at home parent, the though of having to drag the kids out of bed and get them ready for school and prepared for the day ahead could make you cry. For some, just the thought of opening your eyes could make you cry.

Well, this virtual hug is for you. You are doing the best you can with what you have. I just want to let you know you are not alone. You’ve got this! You may not be able to see it right now, but you are stronger than you could imagine. You are a beautiful human being, which in itself is actually amazing. You can breathe. Air is going in and out of your lung as you read this, without even thinking about it. You are alive!

No matter how hard life seems right now, and the struggles you face, this is not forever. Things can and will change at a moments notice. Just because this morning is bad, or last night was horrible, it will get better. You may not see it right now, but there is light at the end of that tunnel. The best moments of your life could be just around the next corner. The sun will shine again.

“Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the lights” Albus Dumbledore.

I am here to turn on the light for you, if you have forgotten. You have so much to offer the world, that you haven’t even thought of yet. It may not seem like it, but someone loves you, someone cares about you. You are never alone.

I hope you all have an amazing week, and much love sent out to all of you.

Suicide Prevention Website: http://www.suicideprevention.ca. This website has all the numbers for local crisis Center sac cross Canada. Please never be alone. If you feel like you may harm yourself or just need someone to talk to, find this website, find your local crisis Center and call someone. If anything else, message me, I’ll listen.