Yesterday at work I broke something. I was searching around for something to fix it. I asked my co-worker did she have any super glue and she said no, but I do have a hot glue gun. Aha...a light-bulb went off inside my head. Why didn't I think of a hot glue gun sooner. There was some things in my house that needed to be fixed since last year. I kept putting it off to fix the items thinking I would need to go to a crafts store to get a stronger glue, but realized I had the solution to fix my broken objects at home the whole time. So this morning before work, I decided to fix the shower hooks, my earring and 2 little statues. One thing I noticed that everything didn't look perfect like it did before it was broken, but I was so excited to have the items back together again. I had another revelation in regards to my life. Sometimes we make stupid mistakes, say the wrongs things, make wrong decisions, hurt others, and/or hurt ourselves. This can cause us to end up separating ourselv

Wow, Wow, Wow, is all I can say for this fantastic and spectacular year of 2014. I have had so many wonderful things going on I don't even know where to start. I have moved into my own place since March (something I have been wanting to do for many years), I have been on a local TV show, I have sang a duet on the stage at my church (huge honor and blessing), I have spoken at my local Chamber of Commerce and a local high school, I just won best speaker for my first speech at Toastmasters and God has healed my broken heart and made it whole again. I love my friends and family like never before. I am excited about the future and what the future is to bring. Thankful and grateful for all those that have stood by my side, loving me and encouraging me to keep moving forward. I don't know where I would be without them. I am in awe of God's loving kindness towards me and I look forward to helping others see His love. So many years I listened to the thoughts of defeat...."Nob

I was visiting my mother a couple of Sunday's ago and she mentioned to me not to judge a person by the outside. I  recall looking over at a delicious cherry cream cheese pound cake my mom made and asked could I have a slice. She said sure, but that cake had fallen so it might not look the same as normal. My mom was initially concerned when she took the cake out that it wasn't cooked all the way through. But when she cut into it she was pleasantly surprised because the cake was fully cooked. I said it looked normal to me and it still looked like it would taste good. Even though it was a simple lesson on that Sunday afternoon it actually followed me throughout the day, which was don't judge a book by the cover. Earlier at church I was sitting next to a woman that I had never met. At first she seemed a little cold to me. I almost didn't want to introduce myself, but I did. She also introduced herself and that was pretty much it. Later that night at church she comes over

It's been awhile since I have posted anything, but I have accomplished several goals while I have been away. :) Right now, I am finally going to share with people my story. Keep on the look out for my website. It will be up in the next week or so. This has been something I have been wanting to do for over 8 years and I finally see it will be accomplished. Just because a dream delays doesn't mean it wasn't meant to happen for you. Sometimes you need to heal inside, sometimes its not the right time or you need to gain the wisdom and knowledge for your dream. I have had huge set backs even in most recent years, but I keep moving forward. I keep running, persevering, enduring no matter what it takes to become who I truly am inside. I encourage you ladies to step out of your comfort zone, step out of your past, step out and step into YOU! Who you already are. Love your "goal girl" [e].

It's the most wonderful time of the year and what better way to celebrate with family and friends than to make peppermint trays and bowls to put your favorite cookies or candy on. This is a so simple to create and takes very little time make. What you need is a bag of peppermints and parchment paper,  I purchased mine at the Dollar Store. One of the cheapest projects to create. You can use spearmints, peppermints, even the colored candies that are yellow, orange, purple....the possibilities are endless. I used the peppermints because that is all the Dollar Store had..haha. Anyway, turn on the oven to 350 degrees. Arrange the mints in the shape you want. Spacing them about a 1/2 inch apart. I made my candy tray in the shape of a circle.  I kept my mints in the oven for about 9 minutes. Make sure to take out the pan once the mints are melted together, because you do not want them to burn. I then picked up the parchment paper and placed it on the cooling rack for about 2 minut

Ladies....I really enjoy working out, but sometimes my favorite TV show is on when I am ready to workout. Since I wanted to kill two birds with one stone, I googled and found this fantastic workout called the "5-4-3-2-1 At-Home Circuit Workout found here: http://www.fitsugar.com/Easy-15-Minute-Workout-21588220 . This is a 15 minute workout, but don't let the small amount of time fool you that it will be easy. It kicked my butt! As many of you know I love challenges and I thought, hey this will be a breeze. It got my heart pounding and breathing heavy right in the beginning of the workout. Here is the workout...it is broken down into 5 minutes, 4 minutes, 3 minutes...etc. Again from www.fitsugar.com   ______________________________________________________ 5 minutes:  Cardio You can do anything: walk, run, jump rope, elliptical, If you’re at home 1 min high knees 1 min jumping jacks 1 min front kicks 1 min jumping jacks 1 min run in place 4 minutes: