Vanessa Rae Romero
Pout Pout Fish
Listen, we all have pout pout fish in our life. They bring us down every time they swim around. I’m here to tell you, boundaries… [Continue Reading]
How To Have a Good Day
Over the weekend Tom and I stopped at the bookstore to peruse books (one of our favorite things), drink coffee (another of our favorite things), and do… [Continue Reading]
Gotta Have Faith
Truth. I’ve been on day fifteen of my #100daystobrave since last Friday. I didn’t want to post…just to post. I needed to ponder. So, day… [Continue Reading]
Keep a Firm Grip
I know at least one of my friends needs to hear this today!!! I hope this verse blesses you as it blessed me last week… [Continue Reading]
Cinco De Mayo & My Mom
Today has me thinking about my mom. I don’t know anyone who wished they were Mexican more than her. She married a Mexican, had four… [Continue Reading]
Sunsets & Superpowers
I put myself to bed tonight around 7:30 pm. With it being my first day back in the land of the living, I found myself… [Continue Reading]
I Like Big Butts
A few weeks back, shortly after picking up our grandson, he burst out into song in the car. “I LIKE big butts and I cannot… [Continue Reading]
Free Advice
Friend, stop saying mean things about yourself to yourself. Seriously, stop it. If we are going to do BRAVE things together and encourage each other… [Continue Reading]
Trust the Sparks
I recently came home from a conference FIRED up. I had pages and pages of notes that I had whittled down to ten ideas to… [Continue Reading]
Messes and Messages
The enemy loves to use our mistakes and torment us with feelings of guilt and shame. If you let him, he will remind you of… [Continue Reading]
I Am…
It wasn’t all that long ago that I was drowning by the weight of what others said about me. And if I was drowning then,… [Continue Reading]
Youer Than You
A great philosopher by the name of Dr. Seuss once said, “Today you are YOU, that is truer than true. There is no one alive… [Continue Reading]
Perfection, Procrastination, Fear
I’m an all or nothing type of gal. I also tend to be a wee bit of a perfectionist. Which means, if I can’t give… [Continue Reading]
Leaving on a Jet Plane
We were supposed to be leaving on a jet plane tomorrow for an all-expense paid trip to Banff, Canada. It’s a trip we earned for… [Continue Reading]
Nobody Is Ever Going To Want You
“Nobody is ever going to want you.” Those were the final words that were spoken to me when I walked out on an abusive marriage… [Continue Reading]
Leadership Lies
One of the biggest lies about leadership is that there’s such a thing as a “fearless leader.” I mean, who coined that phrase anyways? Just… [Continue Reading]
Confidence Problem
I get stopped all the time, when out and about, by women who compliment me on my hair followed by a, “I wish I could… [Continue Reading]
Easter Shoes
One of my favorite Easter’s, I was probably in middle school. I got Maybelline Great Lash mascara and a pair of pink Ked’s in my… [Continue Reading]
Why I Blog
Way back when, what really seems like a lifetime ago, I was working as a fitness professional coaching clients; leading them to better health via… [Continue Reading]
Nickname
I once had someone tell me they did not like my purple hair, said it was “for the birds.” My nickname is Birdie. Sometimes, The… [Continue Reading]