Tag: teens

• Dust Off Your Goals

  

   I like to joke about having three teenagers and a tween in my house, and people tend to gasp when they hear it. But the truth is, they are an absolute joy at this age, and I am in no hurry for it to end. Sure, the hallway often smells like a few bottles […]

  Melissa

  October 25, 2020

  Uncategorized

  children, encouragement, family, goals, inspiration, love, midlife, motherhood, parenting, raising children, raising teens, raising tweens, single dad, single mom, single mother, single parent, teenagers, teens

• The Sweetest Things

  It has been a rough week. As much as I fight it and try to make life perfect, I have to accept the good with the bad. I am going through some tough lessons, and I’d really like to stomp my feet like a child and refuse to listen. But lo and behold…I am a […]

  Melissa

  October 24, 2019

  Uncategorized

  changes, emotions, empath, empathy, encouragement, family, feelings, good job, happiness, high school, home, homeschool, homeschooling, inspiration, joy, lessons, life, life decisions, life lessons, love, love of my life, mom, mommies, mommy, moms, mother, motherhood, mothering, parenthood, parenting, passion, passionate, perfection, raising children, raising teenagers, raising teens, relationships, sacrifice, sadness, school, single mom, single parenting, stay at home mom, strength, teenage boys, teenage years, teenagers, teens, working mother, writing

• Soundtracks

  

  It’s not silly to mourn the loss of an artist whom I never knew. The artist known as “Prince” died yesterday. Today I am listening to his music non stop, all day long. I am mourning this man I never personally knew….and I think it makes sense. I’m not literally grieving the person….I’m grieving a […]

  Melissa

  April 22, 2016

  Heels

  changes, childhood, grief, loss, memories, midlife, mourning, music, Prince, soundtracks, teenagers, teens, youth