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Holy Shifts… A glimpse into heartbreak. Talking honestly about our pain, fear, weakness, awkwardness, and the strange and beautiful transition between this world and whatever comes next. Life, death and everything in between. Navigating through grief, sadness, fog, numbness, self-doubt, anxiety, fear, loneliness, and feeling inadequate. Letting go of anger, depression. Finding forgiveness, hope, and peace. Shifts Happen! I learned that it is possible to find joy in an unexpected life, calling the shots. Finding out life does go on sometimes whether we want it to or not.

Life as a single mom when you only feel rich at the dollar store. Hot dogs and hard times by tackling events of my life with a wonderful mix of humor, sorrow and most of all – honesty! Fresh, funny, confident, class, and sass. Love, laughter, food, and girlfriends. I could feel normal again. When the going gets tough the tough get going.

Young suddenly widowed with four young children. A stay at home mom with no clue how to live life as a widow. Manual not included! A calling I didn’t ask for, one I didn’t want. A rusty resume, no fix-it skills. Being in the driver’s seat. In the blink of an eye, my husband, Sean was killed in an auto accident. This is story while keeping my sanity intact by learning to laugh and figuring out life.

At the end of life, what really matters is not what we bought but what we built; not what we got but what we shared; not our competence but our character; and not our success, but our significance. Life a life that matters. Live a life of love. – Tracy