My Sparkle

What sparkles in your life?

The world has enough bad in it. We need more good, more smiles, more sparkle. I started this little blog to hopefully bring a little more light into the world. In every dark situation, there is always a silver lining. I'm hoping to help people find it.

I want everyone to be able to find them sparkles.


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