How many times have you been asked, "How are you?" and you automatically answer, "I am fine." That is my go-to response as well, but I am finding it harder and harder to say it. The month of July is hard since my daughter passed in 2008 but this year it was harder still. On … Continue reading I Am Fine
Enjoy The Ride
I hear it all the time. That I am strong to have survived so much in my life. Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. I know that in this lifetime experience I have been challenged in many ways. I have survived each and every one of them. I have also learned that using the knowledge … Continue reading Enjoy The Ride
I Miss You
It's July. This month is filled with many different emotions that I have to navigate. It's my birthday month first off. As I get older, it makes me review my life. Have I accomplished everything I have wanted to. My answer is always "not even close". I have so many more things I am going … Continue reading I Miss You
Human Experience
"I am a spirit having a human experience." When I first heard this phrase it made so much sense to me. I took that in and wrapped my soul around it. I knew without a doubt that I am on a journey to experience living. I also know that this isn't my first time on … Continue reading Human Experience
Mending Cracks
Dear Son, You left yesterday for another whole year to defend our country. We are on round three of you being deployed. I am so proud of the man you have become. The soldier, the husband, the father. I am also so heartbroken at the same time. I didn't even have a chance to say … Continue reading Mending Cracks
A Fight, A Modem & The Yellow Pages
Written for Little Miracles Everywhere <---- check them out when you get a chance. We can never have enough good stuff in this world. I was almost thirty years old and each day I said to myself there must be more. There just had to be more. On this day, it was a Thursday; the … Continue reading A Fight, A Modem & The Yellow Pages
A Photo of Yesterday
I was looking at a photo of you dad recently that captured my heart. A moment captured on film so many years ago. It was the year of 1971, I was almost seven years old. It was a warm June day. The dust from the dirt driveway coated my tanned bare feet as I stood … Continue reading A Photo of Yesterday
Hindsight is 20/20
Have you heard that hindsight is 20/20. This is a saying which means that "It's easy to know the right thing to do after something has happened, but it's hard to predict the future." This is one of those phrases that slides through my thoughts often. I often wonder if I had made different decisions during … Continue reading Hindsight is 20/20
The Legacy of an Average Joe
Do you have children, grandchildren, maybe nieces and nephews? Do you know they watch everything you do? When I was a little girl, I was six at the time; I met a man named Joe. Joe was a local farmer and a good friend of my dad but he was also MY school bus driver. … Continue reading The Legacy of an Average Joe
Stronger Every Day
It seems strange now looking back at my life. Sometimes I wonder if it all really happened. The stories of my past all seem like distant memories of someone else's journey. I want to share a story about my husband. When we first became a couple I couldn't really believe it. It was a relationship … Continue reading Stronger Every Day
A Butterfly Life 