I recently received notice that I’ve been blogging at WordPress for 10 years. Ten years! I haven’t been at this particular blog for ten years and I haven’t been blogging for the entirety of those ten years. But still, a decade in blogging is quite an …
Resolve to Reconnect
This post is the first in a series, The Other Side of Being Sick, chronicling my path to learning how to be well once again. We relocated our entire life just months after my tumor was declared dead. An emotional whirlwind of boxes, paperwork, and teary …
Now That Christmas Is Over
December is hell. I know it’s supposed to be all Hallmark movies and bows on presents and egg nog, baking cookies and ringing in the New Year. It’s not. It’s hell. There’s a lot of pressure in December. Pressure to be jolly. Pressure to overextend yourself …
Dear Snowpocalypse Diary,
Saturday, December 8, 2018 (Morning) Dear Snowpocalypse Diary, I am eagerly awaiting your arrival. Our local meteorologist says we’ll have between two and four inches of something he calls wintry mix. To me, wintry mix sounds like a minty version of Chex Mix. Two to four …
I Really Hope You Enjoy This
Recently I published a post titled, On Being Well After Being So Sick. Now forgive me for being a bit boastful, but I thought it was a well written piece that thoughtfully covered my recent emotional struggles with the complex process of learning how to live …
On Being Well After Being So Sick
After the daily worry and fear, how do you live a life being well when it's been so long?
We Have Been Here Before
I have been here before. Unsure. Quivering. Shaking in my shoes. I am afraid. I have been here before. And so have you. Not knowing. Desperate. Alone. I have been here before. And come through. So have you. I have been here before. Praying. Begging. Pleading …
