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“The Girl Who Smiles”
Three times yesterday. Three different conversations. Three separate people. “How can you always be in such a good mood? Even with your car accident and now the job thing, it seems like you just have no worries.” “I’m not sure … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, dreams, Family, Feelings, Friendship, Growth, Mental Health, My daily life, Uncategorized
Tagged anxiety, authentic, death, depression, dreams, exhaustion, Feelings, gratitude, life, mental illness, overcoming, pain, positive, real, vulnerable
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I’m Sorry Self
Big, fat, crocodile tears now. Her voice shook as she gripped my hand a little tighter. “I didn’t think it would matter mom. It’s mine.”
My heart broke a little as I started to explain. “Baby, you have to respect yourself and your property. You have to know how to take care of things. You are just as important as anyone else and you have to treat yourself with as much, if not more, respect than you treat others. You matter. You are valuable. And so are the things you care about. But you have to set that standard and know that first. Do you understand that?” Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Family, Family Matters, Feelings, Forgiveness, Growth, Mental Health, My daily life, parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged accomplishment, achievement, Advice, apologies, authentic, bad decisions, bad habits, becoming, being a mom, being real, blessed, boundaries, challenges, childhood, children, choices, compassion, confidence, courage, daily life, daughter, daughters, decisions, discipline, emotions, encouragement, experiences, Family, Forgiveness, girl power, girl warrior, good parent, grace, growing up, Growth, hard times, healing, healthy, inner child, life lessons, little girl, mama, mighty women, mistakes, overcome, pain, parenting, past, patience, peace, perserverance, personal growth, powerful, powerful children, pride, raising children, raising daughters, raising good kids, raising kids, real, reflection, relationships, self care, self development, self esteem, self love, Shannon Joy, shannon joy norman, shelter, single mom, strength, wisdom
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I imagine it’s me
I open the door, hoping that all the things I’ve heard are lies. The creak is muffled by the sounds of sobbing. Some softly crying, some wailing, some frozen in fear, immobile and unable to understand what it happening. “Mami! … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Family Matters, Feelings, Growth, Mental Health, parenting, Refugees, religion, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Tagged abuse, Advice, biblical perspective, border, border crossing, children, democrat, detain, Family, Feelings, feminism, friends, generosity, heartbreak, history, hope, illegal immigration, imagine, immigrants, kindness, life, pain, political issues, politics, questions, Refugees, relationships, religion, repiublican, safety, Social Issues, strangers, truth, world refugee day
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National Single Parent’s Day
It takes a lot to be a parent. It takes more to be a working parent. And it takes everything you have to be a single parent. And today, I want to celebrate my fellow single parents. Single parents are … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Family Matters, Feelings, Growth, Health, Mental Health, Mother's Day, My daily life, parenting, Uncategorized, work
Tagged Advice, challenges, children, dreams, Family, Feelings, home, inspiration, lifestyle, love, overcoming, parenting, raising children, raising daughters, raising kids, raising sons, reality, relationships, rewards, single mom, single mother, single parent, Single Parent's Day, truth
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“Room”
The doorknob hits my hip as I stand there, still groggy, toothbrush in hand. “Mommy, can you make room for me?” I scoot over, pulling my robe closer around my body as she walks in and hugs my waist. “Good morning … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Family, Family Matters, Feelings, Growth, Health, memories, Mother's Day, My daily life, parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged daughter, Family, good parent, growing up, Growth, hopes, intention, intentional living, kids, motherhood, parenting, purpose, raising kids, room, son, time, time management, value
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The Little Big Year
Oh the memories. This was my first home after I left the shelter. 900 square feet with 2 bedrooms and 1 very tiny bathroom. The washer was in the kitchen and the dryer was in a closet in another room. … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, dreams, Family, Feelings, Growth, memories, My daily life, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Tagged 2018, becoming, better, big things, bigger, blessed, choices, creating, decisions, dreams, freedom, Growth, home, home sweet home, hope, little things, more, new year, passion, power, reminisce, starting small, thankful
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Life by Design – So many questions
I have spent the better part of my adult years around network marketers. You know, the people who are always saying bigger is better and life needs to be maxed out in every way? The people who push you to … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, Advice, Family, Family Matters, Fashion, Feelings, Friendship, Growth, Health, My daily life, Organization, parenting, Uncategorized, work
Tagged ambition, dreams, future, inspiration, less is more, lifestyle, love life, Minimalist, minimize, passion, possibility, simple life, simplify
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My take on church…
I remember Sundays at my house growing up. We didn’t always go to church, but my mom tried to make sure we went as often as possible. And on the days that we did go to church, it was utter chaos … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Family, Feelings, Growth, Health, memories, Mental Health, My daily life, religion, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Tagged authenticity, being real, being yourself, created, individuality, narnia, raw, religion, true self, unfiltered
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The Heart Stuff…
Man, sometimes I wonder how people do the emotions thing. I am generally pretty mellow, but not last week. I got mad twice last week. Like, really mad. Like, raise my voice and cuss mad. Like, the mad I always said … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Family, Family Matters, Feelings, Forgiveness, Friendship, Growth, Health, Mental Health, My daily life, Organization, parenting, Uncategorized, work
Tagged accomplishment, boundaries, comfort zone, discipline, Growth, little things, love, pamper, personal growth, relationships, self care, self development, stretching
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