white roses

A blessing from my mother (White to Red)

When my mom passed away in 2010, a friend gave me a white rose bush to plant in my mom Lucille’s honor. A couple times a year, Lucille’s roses bloom in huge beautiful full white flowers, their fragrance subtle and sweet. The other day I was watering Lucille’s roses and noticed tiny buds. TINY RED Buds. “Wait…Lucille’s roses are white roses….Where did the red roses come from?” An internet search yielded a practical answer. My white roses were most likely grafted onto the roots of a red rose bush. New shoots are probably coming from the root ball. But when I saw those red buds…I knew…I knew it was deeper more meaningful than coincidence. I can simply believe the roots just gave me red roses or I can believe that my ancestors and spirit guides are supporting all the work I’ve done over the last 11 years. My mom died […]

Love Forward Talk: Family & Ancestral Healing

It was such a joy to be one of the speaker’s at the  Love Forward Talks in Pasadena, CA on 11/11/18.   Bridget Fonger, author of the upcoming Superhero of Love book and her team produced an amazing event. My talk is about family/ancestral healing and my mother Lucille.  I believe that any one of us who can shift our story and send love back to our ancestors can actually heal our small part of the world.  When we do that, we will never know how many ripples of love we can create.  One note:  I had a brain disconnect and misspoke.  My grandfather died before my parents were married not before the were born!  I didn’t even realize I had said that till I heard the playback!   Otherwise I am so happy with how this speech turned out.  Our goal with the event was to share stories that help all of […]