Just the girl next door trying to get through life, both the sweet & the sour moments, one day at a time.
I found a lot of things in Mexico- a liter of Vanilla for my oldest, a Mexico soccer jersey for my middle son, and a straw hat with a band of Bob Marley colors on it for my youngest. And guess what else I found… myself. When a successful photographer Maureen Flynn who also happens…
Spreading Sunshine Update Last week, I asked you if you knew anyone who could benefit from a little sunshine my boys and I planned to spread. After a few correspondences we began planning our surprises. The first woman we surprised is a widow, has been under the weather, and missing the warm weather. With…
Left for a business trip early this morning. I left them notes and a little treat. I thought it was gonna be easier to leave while the boys were sleeping. It was… until they woke up when I kissed them goodbye. This last month has been mentally exhausting as we’ve dealt with 1 ambulance ride,…
I rarely set goals. And I’m about to change that. The last few years have provided me with a lot of growth, opportunity for reflection, and figuring out what really drives, inspires and fulfills me. One thing I’m figuring out is when I set goals, I want to achieve them. What a shock! When I…
I want to hear about someone who could use a little encouragement. Send me a message (with Spreading Sunshine as the title) with a few quick details about someone that could use a little encouragement and why by Wednesday evening. Each month, I will pick one (or more) and spread a little sunshine to…
My oldest turned 14 today! My baby…. an intelligent, mature 8th grader that is no longer a boy but a young man that shot right past me in height, wears a size 13 shoe, loves to cook and bake, big history buff and is easily annoyed by his younger brothers. This kid amazes me every day…
Seriously, the reaction from my boys was awesome when they saw the photos I had printed to hang on our wall. They were in amazement and surely thought they were famous. I’m sure they felt like rock stars! Let me go back a bit and explain. I am a photographer. I run Sweet Lemonade Photography so…
Taking care of myself has always had it’s ups and downs… and been very consistent with my emotional state. My post about the day I cried at the gym described a lot about the weight I carried in 2015 and now trying to get it off, again, in 2016. I walked back into a gym…
So in this post, I shared about an incident of the broken ornament that led me to wanting to try to gain a more intimate relationship with God again. God is making sure I get the message loud and clear AND take action. Have you ever heard of a God wink? There is a powerful…
Hello Sweet Friend! My name is Heather and I’m just the girl next door trying to figure out life, one day at a time. Aside from my dad’s death when I was a freshman in high school, my life was pretty easy breezy. I got married in 2000, started a family in 2002 and by…