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Guest Blogger Month II: Post #4

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Though I haven’t met Guest Blogger #4 in person, I feel like I have. Because I sit with her on the floor of her kitchen every day while we wear our dressing gown (aka house coat, aka bathrobe). Only Sue’s is a chic leopard print, and mine is a dingy white one!  But I have really enjoyed getting to know Sue through our Snapchat friendship. I truly admire her honesty.   She even has a blog and Instagram account named @honestmammy ! But it is her yearly unwavering dedication to the Darkness into Light charity walk (which benefits the Irish Pieta House)that endeared me to her for eternity.  She is an example of how to take our deepest pain and use it for our highest purpose. And no doubt she is able to do that because of LOVE! Continue reading →

Guest Blogger Month II: Post #3

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Today’s Guest Blogger is a well known figure in the Irish social media milieu. A mommy of two, I can relate to her in many ways.  Like me she has a daughter and a son and has had to be a mommy without having her mom with her any longer.  But she does everything with warmth, humor and grace.  Apropos that Guest Blogger #3 is the fabulous Grace Rattigan!  It is my honor to present her awesome LOVE story to you.  Continue reading →

Guest Blogger Month II: Post #2

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The Guest Blogger Month series for 2018 kicked off on a high note yesterday! A special thank you to all who not only read the first LOVE story but also lent such amazing support. That is what this month is all about!  Being supportive and encouraging to others is a form of love.  So it is my hope that the commUNITY spirit continues for the remainder of the month. We have many more awesome stories to experience as these beautiful people open their hearts and share how love has manifested in their lives.  Continue reading →

Guest Blogger Month II: Post #1

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It is my honor to publish this LOVE story for the first installment of the Guest Blogger Month series for 2018.   I don’t know the exact date I “met” the gorgeous Caterina Salvatori in the virtual world.  But we became friends on Snapchat through a mutual friend, who was one of last year’s awesome guest bloggers, Alex.  One thing I do know for sure is the day Caterina and I met in person!  It was on December 8th, 2017.  Hubby and I were on our way to Havana and had a layover in Toronto.  Caterina packed up her gorgeous twins and met us at the airport for coffee, chats and most of all some LOVE!  So sit back and enjoy Caterina’s LOVE story.  Make sure you have some tissue, and let this lovely lady touch your heart the way she does mine! Continue reading →

Empathetic Badass

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As many of you know, I host a hashtag day each week called #tellthetruththursday Yesterday I spoke about a topic close to my heart.   I have been wanting to write a blog post about it for ages.  What topic you ask?  Sensitivity.  Yes, I am sensitive.  I am thin skinned and I wear my heart on my sleeve!  So much so that I even designed a sweater with hearts literally on the sleeves and is embroidered with “Where do you where YOUR heart?” Continue reading →