A YEAR TO RETRAIN MY MIND It’s almost the end of another year. Each one truly goes faster and faster. When you are a kid, you hear your parents say, “time flies”. I am in shock of the literal truth in this…this is not just som... Dec 31, 2021
CREATING A SACRED SPACE The Space Around Us I am a firm believer that your mood reflects the environment around you. For example, if your environment is cluttered and disorganized, you will most likely feel the same way in y... Dec 15, 2021
CAPTIVE THOUGHTS My breath, a deep inhale for 4 seconds, a deep exhale for 6. My thoughts…they want to go wild, they want to rule me, but I have found a way to not let them… at least most days. There are days I still ... Nov 16, 2021
PTSD, A SHANPSHOT LOOK AND MY SUGGESTIONS FOR HEALING How it feels… I sat alone in my car, afraid to get out. I was sure that he was there waiting for me. He had followed me somehow and was lurking behind a car, patiently waiting until I decided to go in... Oct 20, 2021
THE WAITING GAME Are you waiting on something? Are you waiting for a prayer to be answered? Are you waiting for God to step in? Have you been praying and praying to no avail? The answer is most likely yes; most of us ... Sep 24, 2021
ENERGY TANKS... WE ALL HAVE THEM How much energy would you say you have on any given day? Are you full of it, from the moment your eyes open in the morning, or are you often struggling to complete your daily routine and tasks? Or may... Sep 16, 2021
ANOTHER TRIP AROUND THE SUN... AND WHAT I'VE LEARNED As I near completing one more trip around the sun, I think about where I have been in the last year. A year ago, as I was approaching 38, I was in a vastly different place. Different on pretty much al... Sep 8, 2021
STAYING ON THE FAIRWAY I did something yesterday that I don’t do often…I played golf. It was an early celebratory outing for my husband’s birthday. I’ll admit, I can drive the ball pretty good from time to time. On certain ... Jun 19, 2021
TATTOOS OF A MOTHER'S SOUL How Motherhood forever etches the heart Mother’s Day is typically a day for moms to receive sweet and thoughtful cards, flowers, candles or anything else that shows appreciation for the role we play i... May 9, 2021
HE KNEW Palm Sunday is this Sunday. This is a very widely celebrated day in almost all religions and churches. The beginning of Holy Week, the last week of Lent. When we go to church on this day, we often rec... Mar 25, 2021
IN THE COLD DARK ROOM **Picking up from part one (remember the cold, dark room is in reference to the feeling I have in the midst of a panic attack or when depressions sets in). So the cold, dark room…do you know what I am... Mar 22, 2021
IN THE COLD DARK ROOM… **This will be a two part post due to the amount of content, in order to not overwhelm, and out of consideration of your reading time. SOME STATISTICS… I read a statistic that said some 6 million Amer... Mar 18, 2021