Finding Blooms of Thankfulness in Life’s Rocky Patches

One of the silver linings of journaling my thoughts in this blog is that it makes me actively look for little moments of beauty, of joy, of delight, of thankfulness for those blessings in my life that in past easier years I might have overlooked. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I found some colorful […]

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Pretrial delay, Baby Steps and Joy in the Morning

This past week was an intense mix of emotions. I braced myself for the possibility of my daughter being incarcerated only to read in the online court minutes that the pretrial was delayed until early December.

I picture one or both lawyers on each side asking for more time to gather evidence with the judge […]

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Pretrial time, I Would Like to Be an Ostrich Now

Sometimes I think an ostrich has the right idea. When life gets a bit scary, put your head in the sand. Don’t look, don’t think. Danger…what danger?

My daughter has her pretrial hearing this week for her 3 felony theft counts… one count for stealing a computer and 2 counts of identity […]

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The Ripple Effect of Sibling Dysfunction

I missed posting a blog last weekend. Usually it is my “sort my feelings, clear my head” time and I look forward to those writing sessions as my own little oasis of peace, free from the distractions of life and work. Last weekend though, I chose to give up the writing time to clean […]

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Black Grief or Raging Anger?

At the moment, I am feeling like the picture to the left with lightning crackling down to the ground from dark, rain filled clouds. I must be sending off electric charges of irritation as my husband took one look at my face a little while ago and gave me a hug. I’m […]

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