#BeReal – HASTYWORDS

Welcome to the #BeReal series! I want to showcase real people.  You will judge them.  That’s okay.  And it will be natural for you to do that.  To read all the #BeReal posts to date you can click HERE.    I put together this series because teens everywhere are jumping on this #DontJudgeMe bandwagon.  Well, I think the…

POSITIVE VOICES

Your voice matters so make it a beautifully positive one! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS TAKEN THE TIME TO FOLLOW AS WELL AS COMMENT ON MY BLOG.  I HAVE NEVER CENSORED ANYONE AND I HAVE HAD THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, UPLIFTING AND SUPPORTIVE COMMENTS HERE. THANK YOU FROM ME TO YOU

A MOTHER’S COMPASSION

Written by: Amanda Eifert Blogger at: MandiBelle16   When I was about four-years-old, my Mom, my brother Justin, and I, arrived home to our condo after errands my Mom had needed to run. We started to get out of our van when a woman approached my Mother. The woman desperately needed money so she could…

FIRST… YOU HAVE TO CARE

I hate doing controversial posts.  But sometimes you just have to stand up and say are you kidding me? Currently social media is starting to look like what it probably would have at the start of WWII.  And we can stop it.  We can use our voices to say… No that isn’t accurate and I…

#BeReal- MATTHEW BLASHILL

My #BeReal guest today is Matthew Blashill. When I think of good guys, Matthew is always on that list.  He has a beautiful heart, a wonderful imagination, and he is a loving husband and father.  OK this may sound like a eulogy but he is very much alive and I am so very grateful for that.…

#BeReal – TJ LUBRANO

My #BeReal guest today is TJ Lubrano. Besides being super talented (and Oh My Gosh is she talented) she has the ability to make the sun shine at midnight. If I had to pick one person to be a role model for my daughter it would be TJ. I often think if she had an…

#BeReal – BYRON HAMEL

Byron Hamel is my #BeReal guest today. There are many things I love about Byron. I think he is the kind of REAL that changes lives. But I don’t want you to take my word it; I want you to discover him for yourself. Here are a just a few of his stories. If you…

#BeReal – LIZZI LEWIS

We strive to feel connected.  To belong. It’s not a surprise we try so hard to conform to societal standards.  But do you ever wonder who is building the construct?  We advertise belief and preference just by existing.  We build the constructs with every choice we make. “Who are you?” Chances are you have difficulty…

BEAUTIFULLY CONNECTED

The moment I saw you Your eyes swallowed my reality Held completely captive Seeing into the deepest part of me Your love drowning me Teaching me a new way to breathe No more the way it used to be The possibilities in you inspiring me Nothing could ever be, would ever be As important as…

A BULLY INSIDE

I am so very excited to share my guest today. “Little Dude” and his mother, Samara who writes A Buick in the Land of Lexus, are two of the smartest people I know. I have had the wonderful pleasure of seeing snippets of their life, how they interact, and how they love each other and…