Roadblocks in life happen whether we like it or not.  They don’t take our feelings into consideration.  As you approach them, do you sit and wait for them to clear up, or do you take a detour, an alternate route, a new path?  There is no easy way to get anywhere in life without some effort (sometimes, a lot more effort).  So when you face a roadblock, you have a decision to make, you can wait or you can find another way and believe me when I say, there is always another way!!  I love the saying “if there is…

I would like to start this post by apologizing for the random and gibberish blog that was emailed out yesterday.  Unfortunately, my website was hacked and I was not aware of a scheduled blog post until my husband called me from work early in the morning to alert me of the email.  The issue has been addressed, the post has been deleted, and extra precaution measures have been taken to make sure this doesn’t happen again.  When I read the post I was mortified and embarrassed, it was a string of words just placed together with no message and no…

How does a moment in life become an obligation instead of an opportunity? When we fall slaves to the mindset of ”I have to” instead of ”I want to.” In our daily busy life, juggling so many tasks at once, we have little time for ourselves, and when we do find that time, we are exhausted and sometimes drained. So when a task is asked of us, outside of our juggling act, the obligation mindset tends to kick in, taking over our attitude, our behavior, and even our joy. There are moments in life when the obligation is a necessity…