Spiritual Medium & Author
Four years ago I had a mommy breakdown. I know shocker! But something different happened this time, instead of just stifling it and pushing it inward, I reached out for help. Picking up the phone, I dialed a college friend and she picked up. I laid out the mommy drama that had dropped me to [...]
Each year I do a fundraiser and then deliver gifts to 25 people (1 each day in December) to people who need a little extra cheer. These people usually have touched, inspired, or changed someone's life in our community (or far away - we have delivered to Denver, Utah, and well all over actually) and they [...]
I know, I know...we are 36+ days past Christmas and I am now just getting up the last of Holiday Cheer. There is no good explanation. All I can say is maybe a part of me wanted the goodness dragged out a tad bit longer, maybe I wanted all of us to get a little [...]
I want you to meet someone remarkable today. Her name is Livy. At 22 months Livy was diagnosed with Gorlin Syndrome; this is a genetic syndrome that causes the body to create cancerous and noncancerous tumors to grow. In August of 2015, Livy was diagnosed with brain tumors or medulloblastomas. She can not tolerate radiation treatments, [...]
First let me introduce you to Jane and Hilda. Jane nominated Hilda for Holiday Cheer this year. Jane and Hilda are great friends and definitely teaching BFFs. If you aren't clear on what that is exactly, this Buzz Feed post here will help you out. They have been friends for years, taking trips, teaching together [...]
This year as I was collecting nominations for Holiday Cheer, I mentioned it to one of the teachers at my children's school. I knew she was a long-standing member of the community and she would know if anyone was in need of some cheer this holiday season. Without hesitation she knew the perfect family. She [...]
Roughly 7 years ago I met Raya. We met through work; I was training her on a new software. She was bubbly, friendly and it didn't matter when I saw her she was always fashionable, always with great shoes. Raya isn't afraid to speak her mind or express her feelings. We quickly became friends and [...]
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world" - Desmond Tutu Okay so today I am going to get up on my soapbox a little bit for this one. Pediatric cancer is a cause that is near and dear to my [...]
Life is its own protection from death - Aliza Hubbs Aliza, the artist, is today's recipient. Aliza is a warrior, a true survivor. But more importantly she is a wife, friend, sister, daughter, mother. I met Aliza in junior high. She was always kind, generous, and lived with such an open heart. She and I [...]
Moms are all pretty amazing really. How they manage all that is on their plate, how they find a way to smile through the chaos, how their hearts do not explode because of the amount of love that resides in it, and how they keep their sanity through raising children. Today's recipient is a mom. Her [...]
I am so excited to introduce you all to Elayna. She is absolutely radiant! I first came into contact with Elayna and her mom, Lucy while our family was fluttering in September for Unravel. (If you haven't heard about Unravel yet is an organization that was founded to help raise funds for pediatric cancer [...]
I know it is way past Christmas and I am just writing Day 13 and I hope our recipient will forgive me and the recipients after for that matter for the tardiness of these posts. Day 13 belongs to a person who does what she does each and every day to the best of her ability [...]
Good morning sweet readers, I am sure you know it is Christmas Eve and that I am only writing Day 12. Well let's just say that the spirit of Christmas will get to live on in this blog until after it passes. I will write about each and every delivery, I assure you. Right now [...]
Day 11 belongs to a sweet little family of one mama doing everything all on her own and two sweet boys. This single mama is beyond amazing and has the strength of a warrior, but then again all single mamas do. But, this single mama is also helping one of her sons battle Leukemia. It [...]
For today's nominee I would like to share the nomination letter that was submitted by Tiff about Stephanie. Tiff relays why Stephanie needed Holiday Cheer: "This recipient is an extraordinary lady. She is an amazing mom, daughter, friend, wife, sister and all around phenomenally loving spirit. She manages to keep this incredible beaming kinetic energy, [...]