Mental Health Issues

Life is Like a Fitted Sheet

Do I really need to caption this??? Life is like a fitted sheet. This idea popped into my head as I changed (wrestled) the linens on our bed the other day. I like to change them at least weekly. There is something wonderful about slipping into a freshly made bed, yes? I can hear my …

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What of Death?

“Life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.” ~ Khahil Gibran What of death? Do you think about it? Have you experienced the death of someone you loved? Are you afraid of it? Heavy questions for a Tuesday morning. Last week I did not have proper time to sit …

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Happy New Year!

~ When you can’t control what’s happening to you, challenge yourself to control your response to what’s happening. That is where your power is. ~ Happy New Year! We made it through the holidays and into a brand-new year. Another chance to forge ahead into finding our passions, creativity, and peace. Our holiday took a …

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Angel’s Garden – Conclusion

“Do not be forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby some have entertained angels, unawares.” ~ Hebrews 13:2 Scout looked up at Annie reproachfully, as if to say, “You really blew it this time.” She did feel horrible at what she had said, but the woman was impossible! Stamping back inside she tried to shake off …

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In a Pickle

“Good ideas, like good pickles, are crisp, enduring, and devilishly hard to make.” ~ Rushworth Kidder I spent the last week in a pickle. A pickle jar, rather. For the first time in a very long time, I am experiencing what a writer calls a ‘writer’s block.’  Call it nerves, the loss of our Lulu, …

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A Field of Onions – Part 4

“Grief does not change you, it reveals you.” ~ John Green “Life is like a field of onions; one cries while peeling it.” ~ Proverb Cancer. For a split-second Molly was not sure if she had heard correctly? I have cancer? From the look on Dr. Conner’s face and the fact Jena and her mom …

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The Rest of the Story

Art by W.A. Hudson As Paul Harvey would say, “Here is the rest of the story.” I remember listening to Paul Harvey’s, “The Rest of the Story” on the car radio. My mom loved listening to his commentary, so I got to hear several over the course of my adolescence. It has been said that …

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A Field of Onions – Part 3

“Grief does not change you, it reveals you.” ~ John Green                                               “Life is like a field of onions; one cries while peeling it.” ~ Proverb “Molly, honey…please try to stop fidgeting, you …

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A Field of Onions – Part 2

“Grief does not change you, it reveals you.” ~ John Green                                               “Life is like a field of onions; one cries while peeling it.” ~ Proverb “Molly….you’re going to be late, come on!” …

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