Making the most out of each day
It's been just about a year since I realized that my marriage was truly over. It's been just about a year since I heard the words, "I love her...I guess we get a divorce." And during that time there have been many more realizations - revelations - that have come: Never have I ever thought... Continue Reading →
For almost 15 years you were in my life. For almost 15 years almost everything was "we." For almost 15 years our friends were intertwined, our lives were one. For 15 years the decisions we made were together. But you made it so that is no longer so. For the first time in almost 15... Continue Reading →
Any time we go through a significant change in our lives, I feel like it is human nature to start to wonder about the choices we made. I feel like we begin to question ourselves and begin to wonder "what if" as we look at our past decisions. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com What if... Continue Reading →
If you've been paying attention to the Internet lately, you have heard the name Marie Kondo...or you've at least seen the memes about her KonMari method and keeping the things that "spark joy" for you in your home. While there are some aspects of her tidying that people are able to poke fun at, her... Continue Reading →
Cover image and synopsis from Goodreads At one point or another, we’ve all been asked to name five people, living or dead, with whom we’d like to have dinner. Why do we choose the people we do? And what if that dinner was to actually happen? These are the questions Rebecca Serle contends within her... Continue Reading →
There it is again - that familiar sinking feeling in my stomach, the emptiness that fills me up. I want to stay in bed and not get out. I look around and wonder for the millionth time, "How did I get here?" How is it possible that all at once everything is so familiar and... Continue Reading →
Yes, I made the conscious decision to write these words. Yes, I made the conscious decision to create this blog. And yes, I make the conscious decision to share my words and my thoughts with the Interweb. But that doesn't make the blue Publish button at the top of my screen any less scary. This... Continue Reading →
There's something about a snowy day that makes me really reflective. I don't mean the kind of snow that just dusts the ground, but the kind that coners the landscape. Everywhere you look there are mountains of snow. The snowflakes continue falling - big and fat and covering, not only the ground, but the view... Continue Reading →
It's so easy for people to get caught up in the negative and the political turmoil that we constantly hear about and face. It is so easy to focus on the things that are going wrong in our lives instead of focusing on the positives. It is even said that bad news travels 10 times... Continue Reading →
Last year I was so wrapped up in the turmoil of my trying to save my marriage, that I didn't stop to evaluate what it was that I was wanting to accomplish in 2018. At that time I had been putting all of my effort, energy, focus on my failing marriage wanting to prove to... Continue Reading →
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