The Upside of Pain
I write a lot about the pain, loneliness and disillusionment that often accompanies grief. I am motivated to be real and vulnerable with the deep pain...
I write a lot about the pain, loneliness and disillusionment that often accompanies grief. I am motivated to be real and vulnerable with the deep pain...
Smells can have a powerful affect on our emotions, one whiff of a scent from our past and we are flooded with memories. For me it the smell of lilies...
We have all been there. We have all found ourselves at a funeral of someone that was less than amazing. Years ago, I went to support a co-worke...
In anticipation for the release of my book following my grief journey through the loss of a husband and then my son. A second book ’Shaken...
I guess there are many things that are signals that a “girl” has become a “woman”. Things like getting taller, breast dev...
I am not ashamed of my age, but honestly, I don’t love what is happening to my face nor do I enjoy the daily battle with my suddenly whi...
When I was 25 years old, I was in love and married to a wonderful man, and we had two little girls. When I was 25 ½, I was suddenly widowed an...
I get it— the lack of Hope in our current society… the shootings, the violence, the elections, the human trafficking. It’s all too ...
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 ar...