Dec 18, 2019 | faith, inspiration, Loss, Mental Health, Relationship Clutter, Self-care and Resilience
Christmas can bring up so many feelings on all sides of the spectrum. Many are wading through the loss of someone close to them, others are dealing with an unexpected diagnosis, still others are navigating the trickiness of family dynamics at the holidays. It can be a...
Dec 11, 2018 | faith, Loss, Uncategorized
My brother, Doug, arrived at my house the day before Thanksgiving. This was the first time seeing him since our dad’s funeral. Doug was already having a funky week, with most of his family unable to be there for the holiday. He kept sighing deeply every few minutes,...
Nov 8, 2018 | Clutter, Declutter, Emotional Clutter, inspiration, Losing Weight, Uncategorized
Chocolate cake did me in! . . . Initiated the steady decline into an all-out hormonal upheaval, which means . . . I battled depression all last week. I simply cannot tolerate an overdose of sugar anymore. My emotions go wonky. My thoughts go, well . . . PSYCHO! Sugar...
May 10, 2018 | faith, inspiration
My mom was beautiful— graceful, classy in a down-to-earth sort of way. She was quiet, sometimes distant… holding in so many childhood wounds. She passed away at age 46 after a weary battle with cancer. I’ll never forget the day she called me into the...
Apr 26, 2018 | faith, inspiration
It was a moment marked by joy and tragedy, a realization of the impact of loss. My closest friend was walking in the door of the church as a recording of another friend’s beautiful voice filled the building. I had not seen my approaching friend in almost 7 years, (you...
