by SharonBrani | Jan 6, 2017 | Adoption, Inspirational, Life Coaching
Have you ever spent hours and hours working on a jigsaw puzzle only to discover that one piece is missing? That is exactly what my daughters and I experienced over the holidays. We were practically glued for hours and hours to the table covered with what seemed like a...
by SharonBrani | Nov 12, 2016 | Adoption, Inspirational, Life Coaching
I opened my journal and read this entry from a few years ago.– Early this morning Jenny, my eleven year old, and I went to Walmart. We were set on completing our shopping and trying to beat the crowds. Grabbing a shopping cart we began pushing it up the...
by SharonBrani | Oct 5, 2016 | Adoption, Inspirational, Life Coaching, Parent Coaching
I watched her tending her young son who must have been two or three. Church service going on up front but my eyes were captivated by his activities. Dimpled smile. Chubby cheeked darling. Small hands. My mind wandered back to a few years ago when I too was caring for...
by SharonBrani | Sep 20, 2016 | Adoption, Inspirational, Life Coaching
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase,” said Martin Luther King, Jr. My mind wanders back to times when I have taken that first step. Knees knocking. Stomach churning. Heart pounding moments. Today, it seems like a dream that I...
by SharonBrani | May 6, 2016 | Adoption, Inspirational, Life Coaching
Life is not made up of big moments… but in many simple, ordinary days. Days when there is no one to pat you on the back and cheer you on. Days when you feel alone. Moments when there is no one who even seems to notice. Ordinary days. We must give our best on those...
by SharonBrani | Mar 6, 2015 | Adoption, Inspirational
While my world is covered with a blanket of snow and ice, I find myself reading and thinking, musing and marveling, learning and listening in the silence. Tires crunch outside my window as cars slowly go up and down the roads and my thoughts travel up and down the...