My Heroes

I have been blessed with the guidance and love of several strong women in my life.
My mom Sandy – She has always been there celebrating my accomplishments big and small and encouraging me to reach for my dreams. My whole life she has shown me the love and importance of learning. She taught me the joy of following your passions. Hers were us, her 3 kids, and improving the world by teaching elementary school for 30+ years. She is a great role model for me to become a wonderful, joyful mother. She taught me the meaning of selfless, unconditional love and to never forget the importance of friends and family.

GrammaLu – my husband’s grandmother who became mine too. From her I learned that you can overcome adversity (she lost 3 husbands) and yet still be truly happy, joyful, funny and full of love.

My mother-in-Law Sue – First she raised 2 amazing sons. One I am so thankful is my husband. I am thankful and blessed to have Sue close to us and so involved in raising our children. She is such an important part of our family and her relationship with us and our kids is so important and appreciated by everyone in our family.

My daughter Lucy – who was the answer to our prayers when she came to us almost 9 years ago! Being her mother has taught me so much about life. She reminds me to laugh and of the joy of living in the moment. She LOVES and is so excited about everything in her life. Family adventures, making us dinners, friends, school, swimming, playing with her brother, everything is fun and exciting! What a wonderful perspective to have in my life every day! I look forward to learning from her the rest of my life.

I am so thankful these women (and my girl) for showing me the way and helping me find my own!
Thank you!