Reading Time: 5 minutes Is it still Tuesday? I’ve experienced long days but these are long in the way you sorely wish they were not. Loooong. Unrestful in […]
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The Valley of the Showdown of Comeuppance
Reading Time: 8 minutes I have undeniably avoided writing this part of the story with seeming inability to put fingers to keyboard. I write amidst not wanting to write… […]
For the Love of God, Please Return Your Teeth to Your Mouth
Reading Time: 9 minutes The plan was to visit at Christmas time. That had been the plan since I’d left Mom from the summer visit. The visit where everything […]
Grieving? Groovy. Five Things to Remember While You Lament
Reading Time: 6 minutes Don’t you think the word “grieving” is onomatopoetic? What-a-word. Grieving. GRRRREEEEIIIIIVVVVVIIIIINNNNGGGGGGGG. I mean just grab a box of tissues (or a hand towel), take a […]
When You Must Go Where You do not Want to Go
Reading Time: 3 minutes Here I go. A sort of unexpected trip home. I was planning for Christmas. God was planning for now. I was currently on a trip. […]
It’s Been Lovely But I Have to Scream Now
Reading Time: 7 minutes I grew up in a household with all the “feels” in tact and firing rapidly. A lot of ups and downs. Draaaammmmaa dahlink. This was […]
Down the Rabbit Hole We Go
Reading Time: 3 minutes Taken from Washington Post I had never meant for this blog to be about my mother. But we go where the muse leads us so […]
When the Thing You Ran from Becomes Your Refuge
Reading Time: 5 minutes For the last week it seems Mom has been doing pretty well. And that makes me so happy. It almost makes me not worry. Not […]
When it’s Over But Hasn’t Ended
Reading Time: 5 minutes Depending on how old you are and how many “seasons” of life you’ve experienced you will respond uniquely to this topic: When something is over […]
When Faith Became a Four Letter Word & Values a Whitewash for Relativism
Reading Time: 3 minutes What are your standards? I mean, in life. Where do you draw the line when it comes to your “standards.” Do you have any? Have […]