What are you grateful for today? Share . . .
Dear Friends, of all the things I hoped and wished for in my life, simple was not on my list. As a young girl I wanted a loving life where I felt seen and heard. As a teenager I wanted a fun-filled life filled with excitement and adventure. As a twenty something I wanted an […]
Dear Friends, Don’t let anyone – including that little voice in your head – tell you that your life should be any different than it is. Of course your life isn’t perfect, and there are many things you want that you don’t have, but that is true for everyone. The way out of feeling bad […]
Hi Friends! I have been giving a lot of thought to loss. In fact, I have been living within the painful cycle of grief since my father passed away on January 30, 2021. I’ve been wondering, how can I remember him without being sad all the time? And, believe me, I am okay with being […]
Like a breath of fresh air, new friends can come into your life and ignite a fire you forgot you had. They can remind you of who you are, who you were as you share your stories, and who you want to be. It’s an energy that we, as women, can inspire within each other. […]
My friends, people tell you that motherhood is fantastic ~ a beautiful experience that transcends all other achievements a woman can strive to accomplish. We see images of mothers “muddling” through the mundane with both a grimace and a smile just blessed to be in the thick of it. Every once in a while we […]
As a grown woman with a career, a family, and a very full, beautiful life I find it difficult to talk to people about my deep discontent with love I wasn’t given as a little girl. In fact, I can talk myself right out of my feelings quicker than I could share them with anyone. […]
My dear friends, that title says it all, doesn’t it? As a woman in recovery from much bigger and badder things than carbs I half-smiled writing it. In fact, the revelation of being in a carb junkie is new to me, it didn’t occur to me until the night my father came home on hospice. […]
These days since my father’s death I’ve been moving through life at my usual pace. Seeing me from the outside doesn’t look much different than before, but my insides feel crumpled. It’s as if my insides were a sheet of paper crumpled up into a small ball that has been laid flat on the table […]
My friends, if you are like me, certain inspirational sayings crawl right up your back when you’re not in the right state of mind to hear them. Words can lose their meaning when I’m not in the right place to receive them, and yet, it doesn’t make their meaning any less true. I am my […]
Stop me if you have heard this one before. Or lived this one before . . . To a child, love was withheld and unconditional love was a thing with unending conditions. Love was only available for the obedient, so a child modifies their behavior to get the love need. Some people call that “manipulation” […]