Sometimes you have dreams all your life, sometimes you marry someone with the same dream…sometimes you get to live your dream. After years of grief, heartbreak and devastation I am starting to … Read more about The Dream
Why I’ll go… again!
Why I’ll go…again. I am a Baptist girl from the Midwest who didn’t even have a passport until I was 32 years old. I was raised around a few concepts: follow the ten commandments, … Read more about Why I’ll go… again!
And so the journey continues…
Most of our lives have hundreds of different seasons to them. Seasons of joy, seasons of sorrow, successes and failures. Circumstances are as never as bad as they seem, and they are never as good as … Read more about And so the journey continues…
Bondage is not love; 50 shades of disturbing.
In this world of all gray, in this world of no standards and no absolutes I find myself on fire all the time. The questions burning inside me; “Who is going to lead this next generation? … Read more about Bondage is not love; 50 shades of disturbing.
Five practical ways to take some of the dysfunction out of the holidays
Be Realistic! Let’s just be honest; sure holidays are for family, food and friends, but unless you have perfect relationships, perfect children and a flawless marriage…conflict … Read more about Five practical ways to take some of the dysfunction out of the holidays
The Kitchen-Table and much more…
My kitchen table is not just old; it’s pretty beat up. But it tells a story, our story. There are deep marks from a screwdriver where I struggled to assemble toys for my daughters my first … Read more about The Kitchen-Table and much more…
You Can’t escape your “why”…
You can’t escape your “Why”... (A Blog by Gary and Lisa Black, last one on these sites) We have tried to run; we have tried to hide… We have curled into … Read more about You Can’t escape your “why”…
Celebrating MRB!
Son, Tomorrow is your birthday; you would have been 20 years old. November 13th will always represent the day you were born, but now it also represents a deep and painful loss. Last week … Read more about Celebrating MRB!
I wonder
I wonder, I wonder how much longer people with have compassion for me. I wonder how many days I have until I go from "that poor distraught grieving mother" to "good, Lord Woman, get a grip, and get … Read more about I wonder
