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Come what may, being grateful for each day…

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Author: Authored by Shannon Pruitt

Welcome to 'mynewfavoriteday. This space is about gratitude and connecting through being open, vulnerable and real. I hope you will enjoy my take on motivation, inspiration and advocacy and will take the opportunity to tell me of your own thoughts and stories. Why I started 'mynewfavoriteday.' I am a childhood surviving, divorced, IVF (and now natural pregnancy) success story, working mother of 2 amazing babies who were born 12 weeks premature. As life often seems to surprise you when you least expect it, we added another sweet baby girl M to our family in July of 2013. While our angel minis, Q and E are now 11 years old, our son, Q, has thrived while our daughter, E, has had a much more difficult journey. She is considered special needs and in September of 2012 was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Angelman Syndrome. And so, as she has grown, so do we as individuals and as our own version of family. How to help her, how to celebrate our differences while allowing ourselves to cope with the challenges that we never knew to expect. Thus, while much of this blog is based on our experiences (good and not-so-good), it is also based on how we must not let ourselves become victims of our circumstances but rather advocate in our own lives. A little bit about me and who I am. In my professional life I am a marketer; however, ‘mynewfavoriteday,’ was not born of entertainment or marketing but rather as a pathway to help myself and others as we try to define who we are as parents, family members, spouses, friends, colleagues and people. I believe in never judging a book by its cover. Every cover is different, and no matter what your cover looks like, you never know how someone's book is written. Like mine. From the outside, you might never know what truly makes me who I am or what I believe. This blog explores the pages on the inside of my book. My vulnerabilities, fears, happiness, and all my triggers through the lens of being grateful for all the amazing blessings I know I have received but sometimes forget in the challenges of daily life. Thanks again for dropping by. I hope you will come back, subscribe, comment, share, and/or just hang out and be inspired or motivated to make each day for yourself or someone else 'anewfavoriteday.' By being here, you have certainly helped to make it mine. xo, Shannon
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The unexpected can become the greatest gift. Baby M turns 1!

July 22, 2014July 22, 2014 Authored by Shannon Pruitt

The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. ~Rajneesh If I could have known. If I could have planned. If … Continue reading The unexpected can become the greatest gift. Baby M turns 1!

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Trusting your self-trust is the best thing you can do for you.

March 20, 2014 Authored by Shannon Pruitt

“Self-trust is the first secret of success, the belief that if you are here the authorities of the universe put you here, and for cause, or with some task strictly appointed you in your constitution, and so long as you … Continue reading Trusting your self-trust is the best thing you can do for you.

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My evolution of Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2014 Authored by Shannon Pruitt

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away. ~ Marcus Aurelius … Continue reading My evolution of Valentine’s Day

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The path to possibility is paved with small steps (E’s walking debut).

January 22, 2014January 21, 2014 Authored by Shannon Pruitt

“There is always one unexpected moment in life when a door opens up to let the future in.” ~ Graham Green In many ways this happens to me every single day.  Some days it is a welcome breeze blowing through … Continue reading The path to possibility is paved with small steps (E’s walking debut).

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How to be Thankful…stop, look, listen.

November 26, 2013November 23, 2013 Authored by Shannon Pruitt

The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present – and I don’t want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future. – Audrey Hepburn I cannot be a hypocrite.  I cannot say I am always perfect at … Continue reading How to be Thankful…stop, look, listen.

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My Minivan Mid-Life Identity Crisis…

November 25, 2013November 23, 2013 Authored by Shannon Pruitt

The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose. ~Richard Grant This particular post is one I have been wanting to write for ages, but perhaps acknowledging my own insecurities and inadequacies here in writing … Continue reading My Minivan Mid-Life Identity Crisis…

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The Wondertwins turn 4!

October 18, 2013October 17, 2013 Authored by Shannon Pruitt

“When the most important things in our life happen we quite often do not know , at the moment, what is going on.” C.S. Lewis Four years ago this morning truer words could not have been spoken. I had really … Continue reading The Wondertwins turn 4!

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The soul surpasses what the mind thinks is possible.

October 1, 2013October 1, 2013 Authored by Shannon Pruitt

“The mind determines what’s possible, the soul surpasses it.” ~ Pilar Coolinta Today is a big day. Today one year ago my soul was put to work beyond any measure I could have imagined. Until then, my mind had been … Continue reading The soul surpasses what the mind thinks is possible.

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An unknown dream comes true…Baby M.

August 27, 2013August 26, 2013 Authored by Shannon Pruitt

“Sometimes the dreams that come true are the dreams you never even knew you had.” ― Alice Sebold 5 weeks. It’s been 5 weeks since I sat, enormously pregnant, on my oversized brown leather chair in our family room and typed … Continue reading An unknown dream comes true…Baby M.

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Do overs, hope and a new path.

July 22, 2013July 21, 2013 Authored by Shannon Pruitt

“Where hope grows, miracles blossom.”~ Elna Rae – As I sit here now nearly 39 weeks pregnant, yes, nearly 39 weeks…I am finally breathing again.  Figuratively and sometimes literally, I held my breath for 38 weeks.  And then last Wednesday, I hit … Continue reading Do overs, hope and a new path.

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