Ho… Ho… Holidays!
Merry Christmas! I woke up this early morning at 4am just like I would every year on Christmas as a little girl. My baby brother and I would wake the other up and then sit on the couch… with the glow...
View ArticleTears for RYAN Lanza
Picture this… A day like any other day when you wake, hit the snooze button and rub your sleepy eyes while you ponder all the lovely potential your day holds. Finally, you roll out of bed, brush your...
View Article“New-list-o-lutions”
What do you get when you mix a bucket list with New Year’s resolutions and a commitment to do something new? Well, “new-list-o-lutions” of course!!! New Year’s resolutions always seem too daunting to...
View Article5… 4… 3… 2… 1…
Wishing you and yours… 12 Months of Happiness… 52 Weeks of Love… 365 Days of Success… 8,765 Hours of Great Health… 525,948 Minutes of Good Luck… and 31,556,926 Seconds of Joy!!! May loved ones surround...
View ArticleAngelic SPARKS
Do you believe in angels? I whole-heartedly believe in angels and guardian angels. Life is so much bigger than what we can see; the universe is vast. And I figure… if I believe in God, then angels are...
View ArticleLove. Connections.
Love. We all want to be loved. I believe this is the human condition. Love makes the world go ‘round!! Even as a single girl, Valentine’s Day is my favorite holiday. Why? Because I’m in love with...
View ArticleWhat are angels?
Reblogged from anangelis: Well let's start at the beginning by describing what angels are, how they relate to people and how they communicate with us. Angels are non-physical beings of pure celestial...
View ArticleDear Renae, – Part Two
While I was on vacation nearly two weeks ago, I received another email from a fan who picked up the Law of Attraction magazine… read my article “Happy From the Inside Out” in the Spring 2013 issue, and...
View Article“Happy From the Inside Out”
Hey, Candy Coated Reality family… If you’re interested, I’d love to send you a scanned copy of my “Happy From the Inside Out” article from the Law of Attraction magazine, Spring 2013 issue!! Please...
View ArticleDarkness
Yesterday I awoke to a heavy, dark feeling. Even with the morning sunlight filtering through my bedroom window, everything around me felt immensely DARK. It took everything I had to get out of bed....
View ArticleTraining Wheels…
Life comes at you fast… yep, Nationwide insurance… your marketing team sure got that right!! Here I sit… turning 40 in mid-August; whenever I reminisce about my life, my childhood is one of my favorite...
View ArticleSpotlight: Cincy Chic
Candy Coated Reality (CCR) hits the news!! Cincy Chic, an online lifestyle publication for women in the Greater Cincinnati Area, recently published a spotlight story about how/why I created Candy...
View ArticleThe 23rd of N-E-V-E-R!
In my mind, Merriam-Webster should define life as “Change. Change. Change. And more change; one big giant change made up of a multitude of little changes” – yep, that would about sum it up. As we age,...
View ArticleLipstick Logic
Her voice cracked as she spoke and tears welled up in her eyes. The way she spoke, so cautiously, I could feel her fear. Shame emanated from her core. It was as if with every plea for help, a portion...
View ArticleAll the Pretty Pieces?
For years I’ve struggled… desperately attempting to hide all of the bits and pieces of me that are tarnished and bruised, shattered and torn, worn out and pulverized. We all have them; the components...
View ArticleNotes to My Daughter
One day, sweet little one, I will not be on this earth to guide you, yet my love for you will stand the test of time and space (for my love will ALWAYS be with you). I pray you heed these words and let...
View ArticleLOVE: The Common Denominator
Yesterday, I was overwhelmed with gratitude for all the love in my world. When I was pregnant someone said, “Enjoy the love, attention, and gifts NOW because once the baby is here… POOF… everyone...
View ArticleFool’s Gold
It has been over a year since I’ve truly written anything spiritually inspirational. Now, God has moved me to grab my pen (metaphorically speaking) and write with wild abandon… typing as fast as I can....
View ArticleHeaven Sent
Although it seems like just yesterday, two hundred and eighty days have passed since my Daddy went to be with God. Even though he is not here in the physical sense, Daddy has made his spiritual...
View ArticleHeart Strings
Tiny invisible strings run from my heart… and reach out all over the world… to eleven tiny humans, who for the longest time, I had only met through photos and videos on a message board. Let me share a...
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