Monthly Archives: March 2015

Starting Over

The neighborhood I grew up in was filled with kids. There was seldom a lack of playmates within a five house radius. Back then, kids didn’t have Iphones or Androids, Xboxes or Playstations, or even two hundred television channels to … Continue reading

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Pity Party RSVP

When one lives with a chronic illness, day to day life changes. The predictable becomes the unpredictable. Little things suddenly seem like big things. Activities that once were done with little to no thought now prove to be often difficult … Continue reading

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Gifts

I’ve been thinking a lot about gifts lately. Maybe it’s because my love language is gifts. It brings me such joy to give gifts to those I love. Of course, I love to be surprised with gifts as well. These … Continue reading

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Branching Out

The past few weeks have brought insane craziness and busyness to my life. Exactly one week ago today, our little grandson decided that his birthday would be that day. Mommy and Daddy were a bit surprised since he wasn’t due … Continue reading

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Heartache

Dictionary.com defines the word heartache with the following: emotional pain or distress; sorrow; grief; anguish Each of those words could also be looked up in the dictionary and each would have its own definition relating to the others in the list. Most … Continue reading

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A Reminder

Today is not shaping up to be one of my good days. In fact, this week is going to be a very difficult week. As usual, I turn to writing to help me process some of what is going through … Continue reading

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Social (in)Justice

It’s been a while since I have written here. As some readers may know, my husband and I were scheduled to move this month. The weeks leading up to the actual move were extremely stressful; the move itself was even … Continue reading

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