Life, Love and the Everyday

LIFE For the past five months or so I have been working full-time hours. It took a few weeks to get used to but I feel like I'm flying now. I'm happy. There have been a couple of bumps in the road. I have learnt (again) that with hurt and adversity comes wisdom, resilience and strength. LOVE With every day that passes, I'm thankful that when Alan's and my souls crossed paths nearly eight years ago that they recognized each other. Our love story has had alot of things written in it since then. I can't wait to see what else will be written over the years. & THE EVERY DAY I am counting down the weeks until Christmas and when *Cassandra comes home for good. I'm so proud of her for carving a life for herself up north away from her family and being courageous even though it would have been easy to throw in the towel at times. Recently I had a yen to start creating with clay. Back in high school the head of the art department said passionately. &quo

This past year has been a year of personal and spiritual growth for me. In my own reflective journal a couple of months ago, I asked myself this question in third person. "What makes Sarah happy? What is Sarah meant to do with her life?" And after that I answered my own question underneath. I also felt that from that moment on, I needed to take a mental note of what made me smile, inside and out. 1) Family Over the long weekend I went to a family BBQ. One thing I love about parties is the entire presentation of food and drink. I scooped some avocado mash into a glass cup just to add a bit of razzle-dazzle and I asked *Cassandra. "What do you think?" She gives me a "Are you really asking me this" look before saying. "I think its mashed avocado in a cup." Yeah, I live for moments like this... 2) Friends There have been so many delicious and cherished memories this year with friends. Old friends and new friends. Home made dinners with can