Happy St. Patrick's Day!

While we aren't Irish, everyone knows the Italians and Irish love each other! :-)  We eased into school with some fun activities,a little history about St.Patrick and our math and grammar.  It was a GOOD day!

Spring is in the Air!

Some days I can smell it......I just KNOW the good weather will be here to stay, SOON!!! You're messing with my head Mother Nature, seriously!!!!!

Menu Plan Monday

Happy Monday!!!

Menu Plan Monday!

Yay for SPRING BREAK!

Menu Plan Monday

One of the positives about sitting in a hospital room all weekend, besides catching up on some reading, was that I got the menu done and pinned a bunch of recipes for my April Monthly Menu! I am excited about doing a monthly menu again! Mom's surgery is this week so I'm going to try to get some freezer cooking done for breakfasts and lunches too this week! We'll see how that goes, lol!

Have a GREAT week!

Gloomy days....

We had a cardiac scare with mom this weekend making it a little gloomy.....thank God it wasn't as serious as we thought.  The stuff in the pics below, along with my hubby,sister, and support from family and friends via messages, got me through! Surgery is scheduled for Thursday. 

Weather is dropping down to crazy cold, for us (22degrees!), it's rainy and gray....No better time to drink coffee and read one of the best books I've ever read!

She Let Go.

It's no big secret that I've had one HELL of a year and a half, full of struggle and sadness.  But I don't like the whole "Woe is me" bullshit.  I never have, but I will tell you, what I've dealt with from the disappointment, hurt, and pain after leaving our one and only ever church home was almost debilitating. I have been talked about, accused, shunned and criticized for sharing my heart, my struggles and for the decisions that my family made.  I have seen "Christianity" gone wrong. It was hurtful and at the same time eye opening on so many levels.

Peace has been made with fellow small town community members, there may still be whispers, but then again, that's life.  I've made peace with the people that I called "friend" at one time in my life and I think it's good enough on BOTH sides to help us all move forward and heal.  I'm learning to find "myself" again, without all the spiritual talk, without all the false, I love you's.  Six years of investing my family, our lives, and time into a church family gave a lot to us in many ways.  I try to live my life without regret. There will ALWAYS be something or someone to knock you down to your knees. Life isn't perfect, we don't make perfect decisions, but what it really comes down to is HOW exactly we pick ourselves up and move on.

I read this on Elephant Journal this morning after a friend posted it and I sat here with chills, smiling....knowing in my heart that while this season of life has been H-A-R-D for me, I've actually been letting GO.  I'm on the road to freedom......

"Letting Go" is very simple, it's just a decision YOU have to make.