Choosing to look at the bright side.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Do you ever look at someone and say “wow, I wish I was their friend”? Some people are truly just the sunshine in the rain. No matter what you throw at them they will find the good in it.Continue reading “Choosing to look at the bright side.”

Hope in a Suitcase.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Have you ever thought about fostering a child or teen? Have you thought about how they get moved around a bunch and often are packing everything they have in a trash bag? Hope in a Suitcase is helping toContinue reading “Hope in a Suitcase.”

Cardz for Kidz

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. There is an organization that gets cards to kids that are stuck in the hospital. It’s just that simple. If you would like to donate with money or cards here is the website…https://cardzforkidz.org/. Would you like to collect cardsContinue reading “Cardz for Kidz”

Less trash and more color.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. In the last couple of weeks we’ve done some self care and realized how important it is to take care of ourselves. Now I want to get back to helping in the community. I recently had gone out toContinue reading “Less trash and more color.”

Giving back with the little things.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Have you realized that it’s not the big things that break you? It’s usually the littlest thing that drives you to your knees. And, on the upside, it’s the littlest thing that can bring you up out of yourContinue reading “Giving back with the little things.”

Take care of yourself.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Most of the time I am talking about what to do for others. But I want to remind you that if you don’t take care of yourself there won’t be the energy needed for others. Don’t go overboard butContinue reading “Take care of yourself.”

True friendship.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to give back or pay it forward. Have you ever walked into a room and just wanted to be near a certain person? You may not have even known the person but there was just something about them that made you have to get to know him orContinue reading “True friendship.”

Sometimes the dog is the one who understands the best.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to give back or pay it forward. The school year has ended and I know that I have some teachers and parents reading this. I know that you are probably breathing a sigh of relief, at least for a minute, that the routine of homework and hurried dinnersContinue reading “Sometimes the dog is the one who understands the best.”

It’s where you look.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. Do you ever wake up and just don’t feel it? The sun is up and the birds are still chirping but you just don’t feel chipper. It’s all about perspective. I would encourage you to change how you lookContinue reading “It’s where you look.”

Giving back at home.

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward. And today’s post hits close to home. Many of you personally know my family…my daughter Tara, dog Shadow, and husband Joel. Well, the ones closest to you often see the best and worst of us. Recently I signed upContinue reading “Giving back at home.”