Author: karlyn

Come On Down! You’re the next Contestant on…

Come On Down! You’re the next Contestant on…

….The Price Is Right! Well, unfortunately neither my cousin or myself heard our name at the beginning of that famous phrase from the CBS game show, “The Price is Right.” However, our experience going on the show was one of the most exciting opportunities of 

Three Years in California!

Three Years in California!

I’m sitting here in our apartment, that’s attached to our church, on our really comfy couch that was given to us, nearly brand new, drinking my coffee and looking out the freshly washed windows, at a palm tree that stands tall (in our front “yard”). 

Finding Joy in the Grief~10 Years Gone

Finding Joy in the Grief~10 Years Gone

I was standing at the sink washing dishes when something came over me that brought back a memory of my Dad. It may have been a smell. A sound. Something. And the picture of that memory was so clear in my mind that within seconds my 

Forever 31

Forever 31

Could this be happening? I really feel like I should go do something daring and adventurous… Like right this moment… I mean this is the end. Don’t you understand? I can never go back. I suppose I could run around outside in the dark and 

A few Fall favorites…and a lot of pumpkin spice! 

A few Fall favorites…and a lot of pumpkin spice! 

So, it was the first day of Autumn a few days ago. How did you celebrate the first day of this great season?  On the eve of Autumn I went on a walk with my little family, and fall was definitely in the air. Sweaters were 

It’s been a year

It’s been a year

Today marks the 1 year anniversary of us arriving in Fremont, CA. It has been 1 year since we began making this place our new home. And wow, has it been a year!  It has been a hard year. It has been a good year. 

Losing Life But Gaining so much more: Reflections on my Dad.

Losing Life But Gaining so much more: Reflections on my Dad.

It was midnight, and I was finishing up my custodial work in the FMA, my senior year of college. Usually, my night consisted of hyper girls riding around in mop buckets and singing “glorious” harmonies while “working”; but this night was overclouded by a sense 

Three Day Cleanse: The Beginning of our Health Journey

Three Day Cleanse: The Beginning of our Health Journey

So, a few days ago Ricky and I posted a picture of us getting ready to start our 3 day jump start cleanse. Once we finished the cleanse, we posted another picture of us enjoying some black coffee (as a reward) , and I shared 

A Gift of a Child: Reflecting as Hudson Turns Two

A Gift of a Child: Reflecting as Hudson Turns Two

I used to pretend to be a mom when I was a little girl. I would hold my baby dolls, I would feed them, and I would protect them from the boys. I imagined. Oh, I imagined. But I never imagined just how much a 

Coast to Coast Series: The Decision to Go

Coast to Coast Series: The Decision to Go

It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end. – Ernest Hemingway With thousands of miles to go, the end looked sweeter and sweeter. But with old friends to see, new people to meet, and