Today is the day we celebrate love. Supposedly. Valentine's Day. I want to know. What do you think of Valentine's day? Do you think this is the day to pull out all the stops and go over the top and show the person of your dreams how much you love them? What are your two cents on this whole V-Day thing? Personally, the older I get, and the more life experiences I have under my belt, I feel like Valentine's Day really is every day. … [Read more...]
We Are One
We are one human race. And as cliche as it sounds, love conquers all. If people feel love in their hearts, there is no room for hatred. I can't even put into words the sadness and emptiness I feel for what is going on in this world. Life wasn't like this 20 years ago, 30 years ago, was it? I don't seem to recall murders and killings the way things are happening in this day and age. Has all of our technology … [Read more...]
Glam Girl Gone Camping, Part 2
So... this is kinda a #tbt post, as in, I was doing this LAST week, so technically that's a throw back. It's also, "in case you go camping this weekend" kinda post too. Just sayin all you glamour girls going "outdoorsing". Um ya. Ok.... so a follow up to PART 1, here we go.... There's this lil guy that I want to EAT up in one HUGE bite, because I'm his momma bear.... and HE's the reason why I'm going … [Read more...]
The Difference It Can Make…
Oh.... these heavier posts come with something always coming into our lives that taps us on the shoulder as a reminder... of what's important in life. These are so true and so real things that as we go about our day to day lives, we seem to forget sometimes when we're caught up with our own lives and our own hecticness. If you are new to following me, just letting you know that you might see lots of "stuff" on The OP Life, … [Read more...]
We Made It.
It's Friday. We made it through the week. Some had a harder week than others. (sad face.) I always pinch myself when life is going so good, and we're on a roll, "WE'RE" meaning not only myself, but everyone around me thriving, flourishing, and having happiness in their lives. I hate to say it, but sometimes I say to myself (and I'm not kidding…. I'm being 1000000% authentic and real sharing my feelings here…. ) is this TOO … [Read more...]
A Lucky Winner and Growing Up
Fiiiiiiirst, tickled pink to announce a winner to the wonderful giveaway Gil's had for a $50 gift certificate…. @lyric marie, gurrrrrl! You lucky dawg! That's you! I'll email you the deets so you can begin shopping! Congrats to you! Thank you Gil's for spreading the love from your store and letting me share a bit of you with the rest of the world! So something has been on my mind and it's been leaving me with an … [Read more...]
Happy Mother’s Day
To all the mamas out there... We finally GET IT when we become one. Agree? Greatest love of all! … [Read more...]
Loooooooove
What a way to end the week.... celebrating love. We shouldn't have to DESIGNATE a day for this. I think showing our love for others shouldn't be for one day only. Anyone who knows me personally knows I'm a passionate person. I'm very affectionate and show my feelings. If I love you, you KNOW it. And as dorky as I am, even some of my girlfriends and I say "I love you." to each other .... The Mister overheard me one day on the phone and … [Read more...]
A little love from me to you…
I can't pass Valentine's Day without giving some love to you, my readers. Here's the deal... I poured a tiny bit of my heart out to you on Friday, but not fully. Most of you know I began my blog as a vehicle to vent about living a life ON PURPOSE and sharing all of my passions with you. I hope I have made some kind of a difference in your life, even if it's been by simply getting a new recipe I've shared! But I truly have discovered my love … [Read more...]
Giveaway Winner and Perspective
First I want to thank all of you lovies for chiming in on my little giveaway for this... I couldn't help as I was doing my shopping... "one for me and one for THEM!" of course you guys being THEM! So the winner is Congrats to Missy Anderson, comment #15 ! Send me a message to connect so I can get this great little piece to you! Now for some deep thoughts that are hopefully truly On Purpose, because as I began this blog … [Read more...]
