Sugar Does Not Cause Childhood Cancer and Your Opinion is Hurtful

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve read a non-childhood cancer patient or family member tell someone who IS affected by childhood cancer, to try some “miracle” cure, I’d have enough money to actually cure childhood cancer! Or I’d at least have more than the government gives (seriously, it’s not a lot).   […]

Happy Nurses Week!

“You only work 3 days a week” They said. “Your job is so easy” they said. ————————————————————————————————————————————– Raise your hand if you’ve ever wanted to slap someone for saying the above statement🙋🏻‍♀️😂 Nurses week, you say?? Can we be transparent for a minute? or 30? Being a nurse is hard. Nurses are considered the backbone […]

Taking a Chance

Fourth and Gold is an (extremely) small, 1 woman ran business with a BIG meaning.💛🎗 🔅If you don’t know me, then I understand the hesitancy in shopping with and supporting a company who is brand new, has no reviews and you likely saw via social media. I’ve been in the same place with new companies. […]

Stop Missing Them Growing Up

Slow down. Take it all in. If you’re fortunate enough, they won’t be this young forever. Did you read that? If you’re fortunate enough, they won’t be this young forever. “Stop Growing up!” The phrase that almost everyone says if they know a little one that turned 5 before they could blink twice. A phrase […]

An Open Letter to Anyone Chasing a Dream

Dear Dream Chaser, You opened this letter because you have a dream or a goal you’re wanting to achieve, right? It may already be in the process, you may already be successful, or it might be in the back of your head keeping you up all night because you’re too afraid to go after it. […]

We Are Live!

It’s been a long time coming, but I made it. Months full of passion, drive, tears, ambition and dreams. Fourth and Gold is officially LIVE. I’ve spent the last 12 hours doing what felt like nothing but computer work. I’ve questioned every detail, every click, thought about what everyone might think and then did it […]

Crushing it!

Welcome back to my unfolding, football obsessed, child hood cancer advocating, my dog is my best friend life. I’ve missed you too.  It’s been three months since I last wrote a blog and I know you’re dying to figure out where I’ve been at. Well, when I finally stopped crying over the Jaguars letting Nathaniel […]

3 ways to survive the remaining 2017 Jaguar season

1. Accept Blake Bortles for who he is -It is no surprise to anyone that after 4 years in the NFL, Blake Bortles is not a good QB. Bortles has a jaw dropping 14-38 career record with a TD/INT ratio of 77/56. -At what point did any of you think in 2017 he would MAGICALLY […]