I feel pretty proud of myself right now {Ha! Who am I kidding, I can always find something to be proud of myself for…always…} A friend of mine {Amanda over at The Next 7 Years} nominated me for The Liebster Award. It’s an award for new bloggers given by bloggers. ‘Real’ or not, it was […]
I refuse to complete every ‘activity’ this month. I firmly believe that what you focus on expands – and I choose not to focus on the grief. I choose to focus on the here and now, the things I can control, the gifts I’ve been given. HOWEVER, Madelyn Elizabeth is such a HUGE part of […]
I intended to write about Gene Wilder this week and why I {along with so many others} are grieving his death…but for some reason, it just didn’t resonate in my heart – at least not like this quote did.Ever since I found this quote earlier this week I haven’t been able to get it out of […]
Remember a couple weeks ago when I promised my ‘famous’ recipe? …Don’t worry I forgot too…until just now. So, I decided to whip up a batch of my super easy ‘brownies’.And super easy is right! Two ingredients, a bowl and a spoon {or Target spoon-tula if you’re fancy like me}. I perfected this ‘recipe’ in the […]
It can go to hell and it can die! {Brownie points if you get the reference}Today snuck up on me like nothing has snuck up on my before. Today is the first day of school. No big deal really…or so I thought. Now I just have to leave a little earlier to get to the […]
**Note** I feel like I need to preface this with – The events below happened about 30 years ago – my recollection of this story could be a bit exaggerated. No animals or children were harmed or neglected in the making of this story. Child services do not need to be called {if for no other reason […]
Sometimes the best way to #bgr8ful365 is to pay it forward…and definitely one of my favorites 🙂 Studies have shown that giving affects the person doing the giving as much (sometimes more) then the person being given to. How do you #payitforward?Want the transcript instead?Hey everyone, Crystal Webster with Sharing Solace here.So anybody that knows me knows that I love […]
The story of Sharing Solace started long ago. In 2010, on May 20th, my daughter Madelyn Elizabeth died in my arms just a few hours after she was born – while we were still in the hospital. That’s a feeling I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy; I could actually feel her life slipping away […]
Don’t want to watch the video? Read the transcript below:Hi Everyone! Crystal Webster with Sharing Solace here. So recently I got back into the networking game. All business aside, I love to network. It’s a great way to meet new people and kind of see how they tick. This particular meeting I’d never been to […]
Don’t want to watch the video? Read the transcript below:Hi everyone it’s Crystal Webster with Sharing Solace, sitting here in my reflection spot, in the park. I love to come out here and just kind of sit in the car away from distractions and think about all the joys and all the happy things that […]