Bonnie Gets a Say

MISSING OKALEE by Laura Ojeda Melchor . This sweet book of sisterly love has the potential of triggers for those who have lost loved ones, e...

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON HEART by  Stephanie Burgis . I picked this book up thinking it might be a good read for my son's third grade...

THE MILKMAN'S SON : A Memoir of Family History by Randy Lindsay . I have a hard time reading memoirs. They tend to lean toward a slowe...

It's been awhile since I've written a blog post like this, and I'm probably opening myself up to some criticism but I'm feel...

I went to my first BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) Tournaments last weekend, as a spectator. I wanted to see what I was in for if I decided to c...

So I began a new adventure a couple of weeks ago and I'm loving it! We signed Tigger up for a martial arts class (more specifically a ...

Choices. How many choices do we make a day? Tens? Hundreds? Thousands? I shouldn't be amazed, but when I think about it I am amazed at h...

My heart has hurt the last couple of weeks. I watched my Facebook newsfeed turn ugly, mean, and hateful as the new legislation passed. Th...

Happy Fourth of July. Happy Independence Day. How grateful I am for all the people who have fought and still fight for our freedoms. How...

I had a hard time coming up with a picture to lead into this post, but I think this one will work well. This is how the conversation wen...

LOVE IS A CHOICE by Lynn G Robbins . This has been a very interesting, informative read. A lot of us read about falling in love and the p...

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful men out there. Whether you're a father or not, you have influence on so many people. Th...

I found this plant last week for an extremely discounted price. Normally, I would pass by something that looks like this. It's broken, b...

What? It's Friday night again? I just cleared my phone of all pictures because the nasty message that my storage was almost full and I c...

"Love the world in groups of one." Martine Leavitt Be kind to others.

Be kind. It's amazing what can happen we are civil to each other, even if we disagree.  Just be kind. Most often that kindess w...

This week I decided to read several articles and pay a little more attention to what's going on in the adult world. I have to admit th...

We just got back from a family overnighter and I'm not thinking very clearly at the moment. I planned on having this really cute picture...

I have seen many acts of unkindness this week and it makes me very sad. There's a phrase I posted on Instragram this week that I think i...

Happy Easter. This attached video is a short, sweet message of something I hold dear. I know that my Savior, Jesus Christ lives. I know tha...