Happy Birthday Katy
Happy happy birthday to my sister Katy! … More Happy Birthday Katy
Welcome to our blog - we are the Bessette family: Jackie, Shannon and Oliver! An extraordinary life is created from all of the ordinary moments....and here in our little corner of the internet you can follow our extraordinarily ordinary!
Happy happy birthday to my sister Katy! … More Happy Birthday Katy
As we recently celebrated Shannon turning one year old, it has struck me that a day like this…. a celebration…. life with a little person seemed so very far away. Getting here has been a long journey … and leading up to one, little moments from that journey have popped up in my mind and … More What Do You Do with a Chance?
We celebrated Valentine’s a little delayed this year… but with some fun treats! … More Valentine’s Day 2021
A look back at how I welcomed 36 and looking forward to what I hope for the year ahead! … More 36
March 2021 means I made it through this last year…. and I feel like I can breath a little easier. Looking back on the blog today at this year and what is possible for the future. … More March 2021
We are in the middle of an incredibly unique Lenten Season & these two give an amazing way to experience it…. check out my post for why it changed Lent for me and where you can find it! … More Lent 2021
It’s time for February’s What’s Up Wednesday for a glimpse of what is happening in our world! … More What’s Up Wednesday
During this Valentine’s Season I have seen folks celebrating the theme “Hope in the Hard”….. and following a little spiritual guidance, I think it may be the most important message about love! … More A Different Romantic Message: Hope in the Hard
Sometimes life hands you really unexpected and if your like me it’s hard to not want to sit and mull over it …. but a simple message has helped me to keep focus in the uncertainty … so sharing with you too! Happy Snowy Sunday … going to be a good week of doing the next thing… … More And now what? Well, The Next Thing
There is a story that is part of my family’s history and a staple of my childhood. This is one of those stories that stuck with me…. has gone down in Heppes History and I have tucked in the way in my list of lessons to give Shannon. A lesson that has resurfaced a lot in my present recently. … More When Your Not Top Dog: You Have 2 Choices – Lessons from My Dad