September 1, 20191Comments

It’s 6:25 PM… if my life was condensed into a day. What time are you at?

Recently, I read something that gave me pause for thought. It expressed different ages as the time of day in a 24 hour period. Based on me being 50, it said I was at 6:25 PM....

July 14, 20193Comments

Ever felt invisible in the midst of people? Me too…

Ever sat, surrounded by people and the busyness of life, and felt utterly alone? Conversations are happening around you, maybe people think you’re part of them, but you...

July 4, 20190Comments

My Top 3 Reasons To Celebrate My Adopted Country This July 4th

It’s the 4th of July in the US. BBQ’s, fireworks, and festivities. Eating too much, hanging out and celebrating. But it means so much more to me. How about you?...

June 9, 201924Comments

How Do You Continue When The Unthinkable Happens?

What do you do when the unthinkable happens? How do you keep moving forward when life is turned on its head? How do you exist when life makes no sense, where there’s no...

May 19, 20191Comments

Of All The Things I Am, Being A Mommy Is The Most Precious.

The highest highs and the lowest lows. The unbridled joy and the most painful heartache. The greatest fun and the hardest work. These are just a few of the things that make...

April 19, 20190Comments

Where’s The Good In Good Friday?

Tonight is Good Friday. I can hardly ever say “Good Friday” without thinking it just seems wrong to have any mention of good on this day. We’re remembering...

February 23, 20190Comments

As Generation H&N, Let’s Seek Beauty In A Cynical World

We’re living at a time when labeling and defining different generations is more popular than ever. We’re bombarded with opinions on the strengths and weaknesses of...

February 16, 20196Comments

We All Have A Story. We Are All Living Our Story. Here’s Mine… So Far…

Hi! My name is Blythe. At least that’s what people who know me call me. All my life I’ve been called a myriad of different versions of Blythe by people who were...

January 26, 20192Comments

Forever 21 He Will Be…

Today is my older brother, Luke’s, 54th birthday. Or it would have been if he was still with us. Through an unimaginable tragedy, he was taken from us at 21 and, in our minds,...

January 6, 20190Comments

And So It Begins…2019, Here I Come!

How it is that we went from all the 1999 hysteria of the approaching Y2K mayhem, end of the world as we know it and predictions of a world in chaos to 2019 in, what seems to...