The reflection we see in the mirror …
is all too often a misconception, a lie on the most basic level, depicting only the things we find wrong with ourselves on a superficial level. There is nothing of the heart, spirit or soul that is...
View ArticleSleepless nights …
were made for blogging. There is just something about being wide awake in the middle of the night that makes me want to write; makes me want to share things that mayhaps I wouldn’t share on a normal...
View ArticleEncouragement …
is the word of the day. It is no secret to anyone who knows me or anyone who follows my blog that I am a follower of Jesus. I am thankful beyond words that He saw fit to redeem me, but not everyone I...
View ArticleWhen I am manic …
everything becomes a challenge. Thinking straight, keeping a single thought in my head, knowing reality from fantasy; all challenges. I would be lying if I said that the feeling I get when in a manic...
View ArticleAs our Gracie grows …
I find that watching her is one of my most wonderful blessings. The years seem to have flown by and now, she is just a couple of months shy of her fifth birthday. She can do whatever she tries to do,...
View ArticleFriends come and go …
such is one of the intricacies of life. Sometimes, the best of friends can become separated for one reason or another. It is difficult to come to terms with such things, but there is no avoiding it....
View ArticleA woman cries ….
for a variety of reasons and, inexplicably, at times, for no reason at all. Tears fall as though they will never end, sobbing with indelible sorrow that may not be sorrow at all. A woman’s heart is a...
View ArticleGet out of my OR …
were the words he said. Actually, he didn’t say them as much as angrily and red-faced screamed them, and this, might I add, is the severely cleaned up version of his tirade. There were many other...
View ArticlePosts about Mother’s Day …
and how much we love and appreciate our mothers will likely be abundant. My mother knows already how much I love and cherish her as I tell her every day. My daughter tells me regularly that she loves...
View Articlefear and uncertainty …
filled his blue eyes, open wide and full of worry. At first glance, from the hallway, the only visible things were a single foot protruding from beneath a blanket and a partially filled urinal on the...
View ArticleJames Taylor sang …
“I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain …” he saw sunny days that he thought would never end. I feel that way sometimes. Like the sun will last forever and the foreboding darkness of an impending storm will...
View ArticleIt has been a long few days …
or has it been weeks? I haven’t posted anything new. No blog posts. No photographs. Nothing. I have been in a holding pattern of sleepwalking, nightmares and erotic dreams that leave me confused,...
View ArticleDeath is imminent …
it is something that every one of us will, at some time, face. I am saddened this night because someone dear to my heart passed away. I have tried to rationalize it and understand it, but death is...
View ArticleThere is nothing like a meltdown …
to put things in perspective. And I had one. A good, old-fashioned meltdown complete with crying, sobbing, pacing, stomping, ranting, raving and, to make it an official meltdown not just just a casual...
View ArticleToday …
is my birthday. My forty-ninth birthday to be exact. A day that begins a journey to the big five-0. I started the day feeling, for reasons that escape me, sad and melancholic. After all, what, in...
View ArticleIt’s that time of year …
not for celebrations and parties. Not for get-togethers with good friends and people you may know. Not shopping for bargains and gifts, not meeting up to have a good time and not for having a nice...
View ArticleMy dog Murphy …
ate my teeth. Yep. You read that right. He ate my teeth. My plastic, partial, front teeth that I was wearing until I got my permanent bridge. HE ATE THEM WHILE I WAS IN THE SHOWER!! I flipped out. No,...
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