HOW TO TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT DEATH
Have you recently lost a loved one and are looking for a way to help your children? Check out my guest blog that I wrote for With Sympathy Gifts & Keepsakes. Chelsea continues to inspire me with her heartfelt messaging and the constant support she provides to those who are grieving. If you are struggling and are looking for ways to talk to your kids about death, here is the link to my...
Read MoreHAPPY GRANDPARENTS DAY TO ALL GRANPARENTS!
Happy Grandparent’s Day to all of the wonderful families out there celebrating this beautiful day. Grandparents enrich our lives every day and provide a source of extra love, family history and connection for our children. If your family happens to be celebrating Angel Grandparents today, I encourage you to find a way to celebrate them even though they are in heaven. Serve their favorite meal for dinner, watch home videos that feature them or tell your favorite story about them. Today...
Read MoreAlways Ask for what you want
This month, my oldest daughter turned 9, THE childhood half way mark. It’s hard to believe that in this same amount of time, she’ll be leaving for college and will begin her life “outside of the nest.” I’m a bit nostalgic and I am feeling the need to teach her all of her life lessons today, but I will keep to my most important one here. My mom always told me, “You’re only on loan to me to teach you what I can teach you. Your real job is to go out there and make a difference in...
Read MoreHappy Father’s Day- Life is ALWAYS worth celebrating!
Happy Father’s Day, Dad! I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for teaching me one of my most important life lessons- the importance of celebration. You celebrated EVERYTHING! There was always a reason to throw on Neil Diamond or your most recent 45 and have a spontaneous dance party in our living room. Upon winning my school election, I came home to a celebratory sign on our garage door. Every school success or failure was honored in some way- ranging from a choice of...
Read More“We have a right to the work alone, not to its fruits.”
Life in the world of Angel Birthdays is busier than ever. We have a new cover and our sweet book is starting to receive more love than ever! I’m so proud and excited to announce that on the back of our Angel Birthdays book, we will have amazing endorsement quotes from the following people: Mark Victor Hansen, Co-creator of the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” book series Josh Shipp, Teen Behavior Expert & Deborah Tillman, America’s Supernanny on Lifetime...
Read MoreHeartfelt Gratitude for our Soldiers’ Protection and Life-lessons
This Memorial Day, I want to express my own gratitude for all who have given their life to protect us. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of altruism is the “unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others .” Being in the military is one of the MOST altruistic things one could ever do, and we cannot thank you enough for your protection and for the life-lessons you have passed along to everyone who has had the honor of knowing you. I grew up a Marine...
Read MoreGod’s Plan is never a second late. We are all here to help each other.
I spent the day today driving around San Francisco visiting all of the independent book stores to present Angel Birthdays in person. It was an awesome day! The reception of this book has been so amazing. It makes me so happy to have others see the healing power of Angel Birthdays too. I can’t wait for October! But something happened today that profoundly moved me. I was on my way out of the city driving home in my happy trance when I was stopped at a traffic light. An amputee homeless man...
Read MoreCelebrating Mothers Everywhere – on Earth and in Heaven
It is the eve of Grandparents’ Day & Special Persons day at our school and five days before Mother’s Day. I call this my double-whammy week. With no living parents of my own and in-laws on the opposite coast, I find myself at a loss. A loss much greater than my own personal heartbreak of not having my parents here to guide me, but a loss of ability to provide something for my girls that goes without thought for so many other families. It kills me that I can’t give them this...
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