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I’ve always loved to write. And told myself someday I would write a book.

This is a start. Thank you for reading!

 

Elysia

by | May 30, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Elysia I said my good-byes to Elysia, the woman who got me started and taught me reflexology, on March 5th. That was the day I attended a workshop with her to learn how to use the wooden dowel during a reflexology session. This was to be her last workshop before she...
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Eight Years

by | November 12, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Hi Mom, It’s that time of year again. Time to write your letter. Eight years. Eight very long years. Yet somehow it still seems like yesterday, it’s gone by so fast. I still miss you every day. A few weeks ago, I pulled my phone out of my pocket as I could hear it...
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Seven Years

by | November 13, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Hi Mom, Me again. Another year has gone by without you. I wish I could say it is getting easier. It’s different, but not easier. Today, the anniversary of your passing, marks the beginning of my downward spiral so it’s always a difficult day. I get taken back to that...
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Six Years.

by | November 12, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Hi Mom,  Six years. I knew this day was coming. It always does.  So much to fill you in on. The world is still a mess, even messier than the last time I wrote to you. And I am presently struggling with some things personally. You know what they are, as I talk to you...
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Smiles From Heaven

by | Sep 17, 2018

When I see a smiley face, I know it is a sign from my mom, letting me know she is with me. Feathers and cardinals are my dad, smiley faces are my mom. Marc and I went camping this past weekend.  My mom and Joe used to camp all the time. This past spring, Joe...

First Day of School

by | Sep 4, 2018

Junior Year My Shmoop started her junior year of high school today. At public school. For the last two and a half years, she attended a very small Christian school. Eleven students in her entire grade small. That school was a life saver. For me and for her.  Her...

Finding Balance

by | Sep 2, 2018

I don't like spiders and snakes......and that ain't what it takes to love me. (sorry but it's a catchy tune) I recently have been seeing spiders. Real spiders in my house, fake spiders, pictures of spiders. Spiders everywhere, including the above photo of Barbie and...

Life can change in an instant

by | Feb 16, 2018

A little over a year ago, January 2, 2017 to be exact, a month and a half after losing my mom to breast cancer, I separated from my husband. Our divorce became final in October. For most of 2017, I was in a very dark place. There were breaks of sunshine here and...

Using My Voice

by | Oct 21, 2017

So here I am, 7 months since that first blog post. I am in a new house (with my ex in the in-law apartment next door, yes really) and I am slowly making it feel like home. It is taking some time, but I am ok with that. Two steps...

What to blog about?

by | Mar 17, 2017

March 17, 2017 Grief. I wasn’t really sure what I wanted my first blog post to be about. Grief? I lost my mom almost 4 months ago, so yes. Divorce? I’m currently in the process of one, yes, that would work too. Breaking up with your best friend? Yep, that happened...