Was it only in March that I wrote the “Jail to Job to Joy” blog? That was just ten weeks ago. After six years of what I thought was upright living by my oldest daughter, I became convinced that I needed to relax my guard and celebrate her. I thought I could finally look […]
Please forgive the cheesy alliteration in the title. I have a good reason.
My oldest daughter, age 28, has a job as a district manager for a food franchise. She keeps an eye on individual stores, orders food, hires staff, fires staff when needed and keeps the locations running at peak efficiency. In fact, she […]
Well, life has moved on in these last couple of weeks. After finding out we owe a large amount of tax from the sale of our business, the shock has somewhat worn off. Retrospect is always so much clearer. My brother-in-law is a CPA and specializes in the sale of businesses. My other brother-in-law […]
As I write this blog, my younger daughter, now 26, has withheld all contact from me for 13 months. It was December, a little over a year ago, that we were last in contact; usually by text, but it was still contact. I thought we were doing well.
That Fall a year ago, we texted […]
I have thought about writing this blog for a while and now want to set my thoughts down. I am a Christian mom of five young-adult kids…maybe not so young-adult anymore as the youngest just turned 26.
Last Fall, my second son “came out” as a trans female and has asked the family to use […]
I decided to write a blog tonight and just reread my last blog.
Last March I wrote…
“It’s like every fiber of my being is exhausted and no one can tell me why.”
Wow. I am sooo glad that I’m beyond that period of feeling unwell! That exhausted state that felt like I was on the brink […]
(Whine warning.) Have you ever had a nightmare where you are running away from something scary, but you feel like you are running in slow motion and unable to make forward progress? Then of course you wake up and it was only a dream. I feel like I woke up to find that it […]
Our oldest son and his wife are having a baby! I’m so excited for them. We found out in a fun way a few weeks ago. My son called me from out of state and let me know that a belated Christmas present was coming and that they wanted to Facetime with us when […]
I have been especially worried about my youngest son this past year. He just turned 24 a few weeks ago. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. I have managed my anxiety, but he got it in spades, so much so that it has derailed his life. I haven’t blogged about how tough […]
There is a Simon & Garfunkel song called “I am a Rock” that often goes through my head when I think about being vulnerable. Here is the last verse:
I am a rock
I am an island
And a rock feels no pain
And an island never cries.
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Paul Simon
I Am a Rock lyrics © Paul Simon Music, […]
