“You’ll shoot your eye out!” Ralphie’s mom yells.  Ralphie sighs as he has just revealed his biggest gift wish for Christmas - a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas, much to his mom’s trepidation.  A classic line from a movie “A Christmas Story” that has over the years...

Happy over the hump day beautiful gems. If your having a difficult day or week or month or lifetime (feels that way sometimes), shift your focus onto something beautiful in your life that you cherish and love. I’m taking my beautiful granddaughter Ella’s picture with...

In honor of International Women's Day, I want to recognize each of you amazing, beautiful GEMS and remind you to never let anything or anyone keep you from shining!  You were each created out of love to be love - made with beauty and made with strength.  As girls and...

As I was looking at this photo of my beautiful grand daughter Ella when I first got to hold her after she was born, and reflecting on how much I love this baby and how my heart is overflowing (understatement) with joy and love for her and want to spoil her and be with...

Do you sometimes feel beautiful GEMS like shaking your first and shouting out “Come on! Give me a break!” when one thing after another hits you, your family or someone close to you?  We are reminded daily whether in the news or in our own life circumstances that life...

Follow your heart. A saying that we repeat often in life.  Understanding the balance of loving yourself first and then others, can help us to receive truth and freedom of who we were truly created to be. Since God is love, and we were created out of His love to...

Be blessed, be free and shine on!💎 Thank God It's Friday! Thank God We are Free! Thank God we are loved unconditionally. By our Father, our Creator, our amazing Grace. The one who calls us beautiful gems to put hope in our hearts and a smile on our face. So each day...