Why I Married J
When I first started blogging, I was "happily" married for 21 years. Then divorce happened. The ugliness of unfaithfulness sent me spinning into a life I hadn't anticipated. Being real here...divorce...
View ArticleMy Bucket List
My twin sis and I have bucket lists. The funny thing is that they aren't literally on paper. They are in our heads.For instance, my Nay Nay called me and said, "You won 't believe what I did! I got...
View ArticleIt's Not All About Me - UBP13
Welcome to the Ultimate Blog Party stop! I'm so glad that you came by to visit and I hope you'll stay! I'm Simone. I'm a lover of exclamation points. A lover of God and my sweetheart, J also known as...
View ArticleFalling Upstairs
One day, while at a huge convention center, going upstairs, I tripped. No explained reason why...I just tripped and hit the stairs. I said to myself, "Simone, only YOU can trip going upstairs." I don't...
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Four More Days Until "I do"
From the moment our kids are born, we pray for them - for their hopes, dreams, health and of course, their faith. As parents, our kids look to us for direction and to walk in our shoes. There are times...
View ArticleMother's Day - Giveaway
With Mother's day being only a few days away, I have been thinking about the gift of having a mom and of course, being a mom. It really is a gift. I adore being able to cherish every special memory...
View ArticleThe Winner Is....Mother's day magazine subscription giveaway
Rona from BerryMorins Bits and Pieces.I adore Rona. Her and I have been blog friends for quite a few years. I remember being so in awe of her decorative skills and her desire to make great menus for...
View ArticleLaughing and crying
You KNOW it’s “one of those days” when you start it out by having M&Ms for breakfast. (Although, it could just be a good excuse for eating something I shouldn’t be.)The truth is, it’s been more...
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Birthday wishes for a girl who is....24
On May 1st, 2013, I walked my baby girl down the path to where her soon to be husband waited for her. I held her hand as we walked. I was reminded that one day, while walking into the grocery store, I...
View ArticleIt's All A Matter of Perspectives
It's all a matter of perspective…that is the thought ringing in my head today. I struggle to fight against things going on in my life. The sad fact is that what I'm fighting against is more than likely...
View ArticleThere's an Elephant in the Room!
There's an elephant in the room. I don't know how it got there without being noticed or invited, but it did. It must've been small enough to enter through the front door but perhaps while no one was...
View ArticleLosing My Voice
I couldn't stop the sensation. It was a feeling out of my control. In fact, the inner voice was silent, all except this feeling. Then, everything went black.I woke up to paramedics asking me questions...
View ArticleSoggy Cereal
This is the least of my problems but one that I has grabbed my focus lately....soggy cereal. I got my love of cereal before I was even old enough to say, "I'm Coocoo for Cocoa Puffs!! I have a few that...
View ArticleOne Word - ENOUGH!!!!
Happy New Year - 2014. It's been a long time - way too long. But I'm working on a project that is going to keep me from disappearing as long as I have and it's something G-O-O-D.Need a HINT?Putting the...
View ArticleStorms Happen
I was so optimistic about getting back into the creative part of "me" until a storm blew through. Some storms are foreseen but others totally catch us by surprise. This is one storm that we never saw...
View ArticleI'm here!
I was looking in the mirror the other day and I asked, "Where did all this gray hair come from and why does it seem like it grew in overnight?" Then, I stared at my reflection and thought, "Who are...
View ArticleI'm still here but there's a new neighborhood I'm hanging at
Hello everyone!I hope you haven't forgotten about me. There's been some wonderful changes going on. One of them is that I finally have a domain name so I'm switching over from blogger to wordpress. The...
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Because I Need to Remember
The most important things are easy to remember but those vital to survival, are easy to forget.I sometimes struggle with remembering to breathe, often holding my breath without realizing it. Just like...
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This Thing for Books
As far as I can remember, I had a love for books. My mom would read my sisters and I books that seemed to come alive right before our very eyes. I loved the sound of her voice as she read but I...
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Dare to Be...Vulnerable!
Am I the only one that seems to have no words for the unrest happening in Ferguson? I’ve tried but the ugliness throws me back into the doorway, looking at what’s going on in my community and inside my...
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Head Over Hills In Love
When I was a kid, my family lived close to a park with lots of grassy hills. My sister and I would lie down at the top of the hill and roll and roll and roll! The momentum of rolling was exhilarating...
View ArticleThe Courage to Walk Away - Brave Girl Community
Hi there!I'm over at the Brave Girl community, sharing my story of walking away. Hope you'll join me there!!
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Disappear
Recently a friend made a courageous decision to disappear. She didn’t fall off the face of the earth – nothing that drastic. She disappeared from every aspect of social media – Instagram, Facebook,...
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When Mommy Claws Come Out
Last week, Pastor J and I opened our hearts to emergency foster care for two kiddos, 4 and 2 years old. This was also the same day that our 17 year old was being sent back to military school for three...
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Hair Combing Stool
There’s a quote that says, “If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.” – Tom StoppardIn my space sits not a shrine but a place where memories come alive, imagination flows and...
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