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Lifestyle, Writing, Podcasting, Military Life, Inspirtation, North Carolina

Prayers for Grand Bahama Island

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It was no wonder after spending so much of my life beach-combing and adventuring through the marsh, surviving one storm after another only to witness the beauty of humanity and communities in the aftermath, I would feel at home in the Bahamas.
Grand Bahamians are strong people. I pray now in the days after such devastation has ripped their lives apart they will continue to witness to the world their strength and faith. I know I was blessed to meet them and visit their home.
I am praying for you all and those gorgeous sugary shores to return to glory.

Lifestyle, Writing, Podcasting, Military Life, Inspirtation, North Carolina

The Last Week of Summer

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I am experiencing highs and lows. I would be lying if I said I was not eager to regain my daily freedom and that I do not enjoy structure and routine the school year brings to our home. Early bedtimes, early rising, and knowing my child is in good hands and learning all the things to prepare him for life.

Lifestyle, Writing, Podcasting, Military Life, Inspirtation, North Carolina

Fayetteville Woodpeckers MILB ⚾️ Fayetteville, NC

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Segra Stadium, Fayetteville, North Carolina: My husband is a HUGE baseball enthusiast. He takes baseball very serious. He is THAT fan who is zoned in on the action intensely shouting and cheering for his team— sometimes a bit too loud and too enthusiastic for my liking. I'll lend that to his Philadelphia rearing as he… Continue reading Fayetteville Woodpeckers MILB ⚾️ Fayetteville, NC

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Off the Beaten Path: The Planking Traveler

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Recently, I was invited to collaborate with Emily Adams on her fabulous and informative travel blog, The Planking Traveler.
The theme of the collaboration— 12 Unique Off The Beaten Path Destinations For Your Next Adventure.
My favorite "off the beaten path" destination instantly came to mind— The Inner Banks of the Pamlico River, North Carolina— my native Eastern North Carolina coastal home.

Lifestyle, Writing, Podcasting, Military Life, Inspirtation, North Carolina

Vote for Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck!

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I am elated my children’s book, Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck, is in the running for a 2019 Reader’s Choice Award! Please consider voting. Click on the link below and go to page 11 then simply click on the book cover to cast your vote! GO HERE: https://www.tckpublishing.com/2019-readers-choice-voting-page/ Or here: https://www.opinionstage.com/belprado1/vote-for-your-favorite-children-s-book1 THANK YOU! THANK YOU!… Continue reading Vote for Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck!

Lifestyle, Writing, Podcasting, Military Life, Inspirtation, North Carolina

Carolina BBQ… Beach Road Pit Stop Heaven

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It has all the makings of your grandparents' Sunday dinner table— pork barbecue, fried chicken, fried shrimp and flounder, chicken and pastries, collards, lima beans, Brunswick stew, sweet tea, banana pudding, hush puppies— you get the drift.

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My Captain, My Father

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“If someone were to ask me the scent of my father, I would say my dad smells of juniper and sawdust. My earliest memories of him are flooded with the sound of a table saw and tiny bits of wood fluttering about him like golden powder. It is a sound and smell that takes me back to the safest and simplest of times.
Sea spray and the rocking motion of a center-consul, flat-bottom boat also conjure up the essence of my father.
He is an old salt.
The sea runs through his veins as it does mine. My mother jokes I was most likely conceived on a sailboat in the river's tide...”

Lifestyle, Writing, Podcasting, Military Life, Inspirtation, North Carolina

A Very Merry Time @ Sweet Tea Shakespeare

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"Why, then the world ’s mine oyster,Which I with sword will open..." -William Shakespeare Fayetteville, North Carolina- Sweet Tea Shakespeare continues to place a refreshing spin on centuries old theatre in the heart of historic Fayetteville, North Carolina as witnessed at the Sunday, June 9, 2019 performance of The Merry Wives of Windsor. Due to… Continue reading A Very Merry Time @ Sweet Tea Shakespeare

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Antonella’s Italian Ristorante: A glimpse of NYC Downtown Fayetteville, NC

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"Fly me to the moon, Let me play among the stars..." From the moment you open the glass etched door of Antonella's Italian Ristorante you feel as if you've walked back in time into a Frank Sinatra movie, half expecting the rest of the Rat Pack such as Sammy Davis Jr or Dean Martin to… Continue reading Antonella’s Italian Ristorante: A glimpse of NYC Downtown Fayetteville, NC

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I can add puppetry to my resume!

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I have Donna Cowan, California-based author of With the Courage of a Mouse: The Superhero School Series (https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Mouse-Superhero-School/dp/1640853839) to thank for this. She inspired me to take the plunge into the world of puppeteering. You see, Donna told me all about her special handmade puppet created by a puppet-maker genius and children's book author by… Continue reading I can add puppetry to my resume!