A Really Hard Day Today was a really hard day, with a smile for my tears. I sat at the table and cried. Not pretty raindrop tears but a total wash out that has left its mark. I keep trying to cover up the wiped away make up and distract from the red eyes with …
I’m convinced the “Almost 40’s” are the best years of our lives and here’s why: Reason #1 We Are More Beautiful Than Ever Remember when you were in high school and you stopped in the bathroom real quick, not to use the bathroom but to look in the mirror? Sometimes we are obsessed with our …
Not Unique Hmm….one of the good ol’ boys. Remember the scene in Titanic movie when Rose is now the sweet old lady and she says that a woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secrets? If you are female and this resonates with you, then you probably understand why sometimes women don’t share their “Me …
No cure in sight April was Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. Another year has passed and no cure in sight. While life was happening, this invisible, uninvited guest moved in and now he won’t leave. Sometimes I call him “Mr. Parky.” He resides on the right side of my body. He is such a nuisance. I …
Like a Second Mother Since the beginning, she has been her sister’s keeper. There was no way she could know, or any of us could know, how challenging that role could be. A big sister is special, like a second mother in many ways, especially as we get older. A sister’s keeper stays the course, …
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. ~Revelation 21:4 Visiting my aunt I have going to see my aunt on my to-do list. It’s been much too …
Outside More Than Inside Growing up as a country kid, you were outside more than you were inside. You had some type of farm animal(s) in your backyard. Maybe even an incubator in the house. You know how to shuck corn and shell beans. Baskets full. You’ve picked your pumpkins, watermelons, cantaloupes, and strawberries right …
A Small Town View Some of us leave, and some of us stay. I think it would be fair to say that all of us, at one time or another, imagine ourselves in different, flashier places than the hometown we grew up in. It’s easy to think about all the things you are missing, and …
Only Seven I didn’t know that it was so difficult to make a decision to put your child on medicine. I have taught at all grade levels in public school across three counties, K-12. Learning about so many young kids being on medicine was a shock to me. ADHD, Anxiety, and Depression were the most …
Being Mean Starts Early What do I want my three daughters to know about mean girls? Mean girls are toxic and they don’t grow out of it. Sometimes when we think about mean girls, we think about high school. But mean girls start in elementary school, they continue and often get more intense in middle …
