I know I’ve been missing, so I thought I’d have a heart to heart with you guys to let you know what’s been going on. My brother has been sick for the past two years and it took a toll on my spirit. I’m a naturally happy person and I make the best of all my circumstances, but deep down inside, my heart was heavy and the sparkle was gone from my eyes because there was sadness there. I live thirty minutes away from him so I put him in my schedule once a week to sit with him at his treatment. This would be about 7-8 hours with the commute. My daughters would go with me if school was out so we could all keep his spirits up. I also have a family, my own business, my blog and all the activities my daughter is involved in, so I worked really hard to create balance in my life. I didn’t put as much time into the blog and drastically cut back my client schedule to two days a week. This took a toll on me, but God supplied all my needs and enabled me to keep moving. I wasn’t able to update as much as I would have loved to, yet you guys never stopped visiting me. This past year has taught me to especially cherish my loved ones and appreciate those that take and make time to be there for me.

Now on to the good news. My brother got a new surgery that will allow him to live a normal life and I know it was only God that made that happen. I will be taking care of him for the next three months so I’ll try to update as much as I’m able. It happened just before the new year and that only leads me to believe that I have to go full force in 2016. Ultimately I want to focus strictly on my blog and make that my primary job, therefore I will put in the work to fulfill all of your requests because you deserve it; especially all of you who have been there since the beginning! I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your continued support, your faithful following and always your words of encouragement. You lift my spirit more than words can express. xoxo

Here are a couple snap shots of the past couple weeks. I canceled my New Years’s Vacation that we were taking him on due to his surgery so I’ve ben bumming it.   my baby with us at one of his treatments doctors appotntment he was in surgery for eight hours. Can you tell I did not sleep…my cousin, my oldest daughter and I waited there all night. When it was over we noticed how beautiful the sunrise was. Our view  for the past week. Can’t wait to see him live his life God willing. xoxo