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
Tag: Family
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
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
The Force will be with you. Always.
It definitely is a family obsession.
The Facets of Grief
I have learned to live alongside my grief as I become one with it.
Spyder Family Time
There is a new hobby going on at our house lately that is providing some unexpected benefits. As a lady that reaches 5 foot 1 inches I always was a little tippy toed when I rode my two wheeled motorcycles. I have had my motorcycle license since I started my divorce proceeding from my first … Continue reading Spyder Family Time
The Story Behind My Name
I have had many names throughout my lifetime. I believe people live up to the name they are called and the feeling that name evokes in the person who owns the name. Not everyone believes as I do. I have this opinion because of my experiences within my life. I was born Francene Marie Houle. … Continue reading The Story Behind My Name
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
2016 Goals
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to." "I don't much care where –" "Then it doesn't matter which way you go.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland The new year is almost upon us AGAIN! Where does … Continue reading 2016 Goals
A Butterfly Life 