"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
Category: Love
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
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
Real Family
Family. When did 'family' become a word that could bring up so many mixed emotions. Happiness, anger, abandonment, love, loneliness, sadness, betrayal, passion, loyalty, selfless, selfish, so many feelings have been connected to this one word. In the Websters dictionary you find a definition that a family is "the basic unit in society traditionally consisting … Continue reading Real Family
Cracks and Crevices
Baby Girl, It was our ninth holiday season without you. Nine long years. People all deal with grief differently. I encountered many different aspects of grief just dealing with those who were impacted with your passing. Your father and his family blamed me for your death by suicide. They said I murdered you. They put … Continue reading Cracks and Crevices
My 2016
I can't believe that 2016 has come to a close. It went by so fast but when I look back over the year a lot of things have happened. January 2016 This whole month was filled with dinners with friends to celebrate the holidays and to share my 2015 Xmas Gem with the people who … Continue reading My 2016
Another Year Already
Eight years ago today I was dealing with a very emotional and irrational daughter. She was incredibly depressed and there was nothing I could say that was helping her see that this too would pass. Bi-Polar Disorder had consumed all of the chemicals in her brain. In her chemical imbalance-induced pain, leaving this world was … Continue reading Another Year Already
Waiting Is A Mistake
This year of 2015 is coming to a close soon. Another year learning, growing and expanding who I am. The one thing that keeps coming to mind though is how precious life it. I wish I could call up my daughter and tell her how much I miss her. I would love to share with … Continue reading Waiting Is A Mistake
I Like You Alottle
The older I get the more I realize how important it is to let the people you care about know how you feel about them. Time slips by quicker and quicker each year. I can't even count how many times I have said to myself "It's been too long since I connected with {fill in … Continue reading I Like You Alottle
A Butterfly Life 