It’s about people.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Every single person is given the same 24 hours. It’s up to you on what you do within that time. Some days you have to focus on yourself so your cup can be full enough to pour out toContinue reading “It’s about people.”

Running the wrong way.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Have you ever been in a situation that you thought…”surely, no one will come to my rescue”? “No one will want to deal with me while I am so…angry, depressed, sad”…fill in the blank. This is when you learnContinue reading “Running the wrong way.”

Favor please.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. I have a favor to ask today, please. My Grama who is 92 years old is going through a bit of a rough patch. She was recently (last week) hospitalized for what turned out to be just gallstones. DuringContinue reading “Favor please.”

Friends do things different with the same meaning.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to give back or pay it forward. What does a friend need to do or not do to be considered a friend? Do they need to call, send a note, bring a gift, share a meal…? Even in my own household friendship is so different. For my daughterContinue reading “Friends do things different with the same meaning.”

Believe it and your halfway there.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Do you have that one friend that will tell you the hard stuff? Do you have that one friend that will help you to believe in yourself even when you don’t? Who’s coming to mind? Is it more thanContinue reading “Believe it and your halfway there.”

Friends see you for the diamond you will be.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. When I say that a friend sees the diamond in the rough who do you think of? Who accepts you for who you are and helps you to become a better person? Who is in it for the longContinue reading “Friends see you for the diamond you will be.”

True friendship.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Have you ever thought about the definition of friendship? According to dictionary.com friendship is the… “noun the state of being a friend; association as friends: to value a person’s friendship. a friendly relation or intimacy. friendly feeling or disposition”. OtherContinue reading “True friendship.”

Who do you turn to?

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. So, I have to ask you, who do you turn to when the going gets tough? Who is your one that you don’t need to look up the number, you just dial? Who knows you so well that youContinue reading “Who do you turn to?”

How to be present.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Recently my girlfriend lost her husband to cancer. They had been married over 20 years, he was a retired Marine, and had led a very similar path to my husband and I. He was 53 and had retired justContinue reading “How to be present.”

Sometimes you have to look backwards to know you are going forwards.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. The Stampin’ Up! year finishes September 30 and I am so grateful. Grateful to still have a business. Grateful to still be working. Grateful to still be creating. Thank you for making it possible. Thank you for the laughs,Continue reading “Sometimes you have to look backwards to know you are going forwards.”