Finding Your Mary and Christy A moment of silence requested, but the air was anything but silent. The heartache and sobs pierced my cold ears. A mother whaling cry was too… Continue Reading →
Tuesdays with Mary For the past four years, I have been in a committed, long-term relationship with someone other than my husband. Her name is Mary. She… Continue Reading →
How Our Marriage has Weathered Life’s [Many] Storms Thirteen years ago Jordan and I said “I do” on February 2, 2007. We promised to be faithful in good times and in bad.… Continue Reading →
Seven SMASHing Years Later Today, Southern Smash turns seven! I often get asked, "How did you start Southern Smash? How did you make it what it is today?" The answer… Continue Reading →
Breaking My Silence For the last six years, my blog has been my journal, my sanctuary and place to heal. Blogging became my therapeutic outlet. I didn’t… Continue Reading →
Pardon Me While I Feed My Kids Kale and Chemicals Last night, I posted a picture of my children enjoying ice cream sandwiches following dinner with a caption that said: “Years ago, I would… Continue Reading →
Comparison: The Thief of Recovery Today, December 14, marks six years in recovery for me. I’ll say that again…SIX freaking YEARS. It seems so hard to believe because it… Continue Reading →
Paying It Forward and Forward Again Three hours. Three hours was all it took for the feelings to surface and the tears to flow. Three hours and a phone call… Continue Reading →
All Dogs Go to Heaven 10am. My sweet Lola is curled up in my lap as I write. In a few hours, I will give her a final hug… Continue Reading →
Everything I Know, (Some of It) I Learned from My Dad He is going to kill me for doing this, but love it at the same time. He will call me and say, “You rascal!… Continue Reading →
