Life is Bluetiful When... My Life is Bluetiful when my crazy, frizzy, curly, auburn hair behaves. My Life is Bluetiful when I have skis on my feet or a racquet in my hand. My Life is Bluetiful both when I have the house to myself and when I am in a home filled with people. My Life is Bluetiful when above 2,000 feet or in the middle of a lake. My Life is Bluetiful when cheese fills my fridge. My Life is Bluetiful when hiding in the garden. My Life if Bluetiful when sitting in

Life is Bluetiful when…. Life is Bluetiful when…. you reconnect with long lost friends. There is this feeling of euphoria when you are waiting for your friend to pick up the other end of the phone. This energy courses through your veins and washes over you like a warm blanket just out of the dryer. You may have changed jobs and through the months or years you disconnect. Maybe you moved to another state and life just got in the way. Perhaps one of you were in a bad place in y

My name is Marla Brown, although Allison first knew me in high school as Marla Sherrard-- zany, big-mouth blonde. I've been married for nearly 30 years and have nine children ages 27-9. Yes, one marriage. No, no twins. Yes, I have a TV. And yes, we know what causes it. (Figured I'd get the standard questions out of the way. ;) I am a Christian and home school the children through elementary school, and if they have earned the privilege we allow them to attend "real" hig

Life is “Bluetiful” When… With these words I accepted a challenge from my friend Allison, who invited me to become a guest writer on her new blog, Top Notch Teams. The play on the word “beautiful” is a tribute to Crayola’s new crayon color – “Bluetiful”. The task seemed fairly straight forward. Write a blog post about anything, as long as it starts with the words “Life is Bluetiful When…” Only problem is, I’ve been having a difficult time finding beauty in life of late, and t

Life is Bluetiful. (Period). I find myself thinking about my life all the time, and how things might have been different, but the truth is… I wouldn’t change a thing. I have always embraced life with a positive image and continue to surround myself with friends and family who are supportive in the most obvious, as well as the most discreet ways. ALL lives are beautiful. We need to embrace ourselves and be thankful for all that we have and all that we are. When I wake up i