The Phone CallToday, I experienced one of those full circle moments in life that takes your breath away. For the past two days, I attended an…Continue Reading →
Cancer Prayers & Mental Illness MurmursNo matter how many activities I packed into today, time seemed to stand still. My heart raced and my mind was dizzy. I have…Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Club, We Don’t Want YouWednesday, May 27, 2015 Our nurse leaned over Marjorie’s hospital crib and placed her stethoscope on Marjorie’s sick and distended belly. My eyes fell…Continue Reading →
2015: Shitting Rainbowsshitting rainbows It’s my favorite saying. If you’ve ever heard me speak about my journey to recovery and life thereafter then you’ve heard me…Continue Reading →
Why I’ll Never Take Dirty Dishes For GrantedWhy I’ll Never Take Dirty Dishes For Granted Guest post written for Red Stick Mom’s Blog “Sunday evening, I stood over a sink of…Continue Reading →
Muddling Through GriefGrief is a funny thing. One minute you are doing laundry and paying bills, the next you are in a puddle of tears, frozen…Continue Reading →
Mom Fear: Speak It, Shout ItGuest blog written for New Orleans Mom Blog … Anxiety built through my veins like a warehouse fire. I was leaving my daughter, Marjorie,…Continue Reading →
To My Darling Daughter On Your First BirthdayTo my darling daughter, One year ago, my world came crashing down and you came kicking in. Small, but mighty, you proved that size…Continue Reading →
Taking Off the Mom HatThis morning I found myself sitting on my new back porch, warm cup of coffee and listening to the morning silence around me. The…Continue Reading →
Foreboding JoyLet me set the scene: I currently live somewhere between gratitude and sheer anxiety and terror. My to-do list is light years long and…Continue Reading →