First a little back ground on this post. I lost my father in February of this year. I have always been a daddy's girls, I could always count on him to save me from my "evil" mother, bail me out in financial difficulties, but most importantly he talked to me everyday. Every morning we would have our coffee and just talk, yes some times I would have to listen to a sea story he had already recited to me over a hundred times before, but I cherished it. I didn't understand how much I did until the day came that he no longer had the ability to do so anymore. My mom decided to a leave of absence from her job as a nurse to care for my father 24/7. My parents had been through a lot together in 29 years, anger, hurt, finances, 2 divorces only to be married to each other again for the 3rd time. No matter their past, I witnessed the forgiveness my mother showed toward my father. The compassion and selflessness she showed, is something I will forever be grateful for witnessing. I was also able to meet my dad's hospice nurse. For those of you who don't know, when a family member is dying Hospice is there for you too. I had the pleasure of know my father had made an impact on his nurse just by being who he had always been, an ear to listen and a mouth to speak...A LOT. I was also fortunate enough to be able to travel to Florida a help with my father for a short time. I have always been fascinated with biological sciences. Growing up medical terms were common language in my house, so being able to look at it from that stand point, knowing his disease process, took away my fear of watching and helping him. The experience helped show me what I was meant to do in this life and prompted me to return to school to become a nurse, just like mom. Now to my point. I started following a ton of blogs for the sole purpose of entering there giveaways. If you have ever entered a blog giveaway you know to earn extra entries they want you to sign up for there newsletters and you probably go back everyday for your daily tweet or share. Aggravating at first, yes, but that's not my point. When I started doing my daily tweets, I started to feel more like a taker which is not my nature. I have always wanted to help whether it be big or small I delight in doing my part. As the days have gone by and I am actually paying attention to the new post daily, I find myself reading more of what these REAL women have to say. These women are truly amazing. They are REAL people with REAL families. I was even surprised to find out that some have been on the page I am on in life. These do some amazing things. I have been fortunate enough to find out about companies that are doing their part too, to help give back. So along with my daily entry tweets and shares I am also committing to give them shout outs so more people can discover these wonderful women and companies. Here are just a few in no particular order.
Brie Brie Blooms - Family, crafts, recipes
Laughing Lindsay - Personal, reviews, travel and recipes
Midget Momma - Parenting, diy, travel, money saving
Lime Lane Love - DIY, reviews
Viva Veltoro - Reviews
Disclaimer: I am not receiving any composition for this post. I truly believe in helping.
