It still surprises me how much your body can hi-jack you. This one is going to be rather short as my to do list is a thousand miles long, but I wanted to share part of my Sunday with you. Continue reading
“Gifts” or Triggers
I have struggled since Jess and Maribella have died with the concept of faith. Being raised Catholic, I never felt comfortable with that train of thought and leaned more toward a paganistic spiritual kind of way. Ish. Since they have died it has vacillated between spiritual, agnostic, and atheism. Continue reading
Progress and the stuff that hangs on
I have had many opportunities to see how I have progressed over the past few weeks, and also the glaring reminder of the “new normal challenges” that have taken up residence in my system popping up unexpectedly like an alien take-over. Continue reading
To focus or not to focus
You will have to forgive me as this blog will be a bit shorter. I am juggling a lot of potentially great things right now, and my mind is distracted on dotting i’s and crossing t’s. However, I read an amazing article this week by Thomas Joiner.
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Eclipse 2017 – another life-changing event
Yesterday was the eclipse. Here in Oregon, there was a large part of the state that was going to be in totality, so we decided to camp near it and head in the morning to a spot to see the big event. Continue reading
Grateful…for a cruise!?
A cruise you may ask? Well, it is not exactly the cruise itself, but the people who were on it… Continue reading
A Parody
As we were coming home from a wedding on Sunday, I was perusing the beauty of the day. Two people on this crazy journey called life dedicating their lives and love to each other in front of their community. I was thinking of writing about that this week until I was distracted by the smoke on the horizon.
My mom
Sometimes I know exactly what I want to write about, sometimes not. Today was the latter. However, when I woke up and was reminded of my Facebook memories, I knew what I would share with you today. It has been thirteen years since my mom died… Continue reading
My thoughts as a loss survivor to Chester Bennington’s death
My mind has been going non-stop since last week when I heard of Chester Bennington’s death. I watched and read as my suicide prevention community lit up Facebook with heartbreak and further resolve. Continue reading
Broken
Sometimes when I stop to think about it, I feel like a badass. And sometimes, like the past few days, I feel broken. Continue reading