Love Month – February 3

I love a sunrise. I wake up before sunrise most mornings, but I seldom see it. I’m usually catatonic, drinking … More

Love Month – February 2

I love faithfulness. Faithfulness means you’re loyal. You’re all in. You make commitments and you keep them. You’re not wishy … More

Love Month – February 1

“I love friends who encourage you to grow yourself.”

A Little Love Story

We all can use them, can’t we? I wrote this about some friends in honor of their 20th anniversary. They’d … More

These Women

This is just a few of us…..three nieces and one great niece, and me. One day we’ll get pictures of … More

The Misconceptions of Mental Health

There are a lot of crazy misconceptions about depression. About anxiety. About chemical dependency. About bipolar disorder. About mental health … More

These Works of Art

I found this the other day. Well, truthfully someone else found it and mentioned it on Facebook and I had … More

Suicide Prevention Month

I understand from my niece Sara that September 1 marks the beginning of National Suicide Prevention Month in the US. … More

Laura and Eric’s Wedding

Just for fun. Not at all professional quality….but the joy is evident.

So….Maybe I Don’t Like You

I’m currently frustrated with people. I don’t like them much. My current inclination is to hole up and not engage … More

The Legacy of Holding Hands

My parents were hand holders. It always made me smile when I saw it. It was one of the first … More

On Loving “Them” – The Gross, the Unloving, and the Socially Unacceptable

I had someone question me recently about someone in my life. Someone I love. This person had issues with some … More

One Week

It’s been one week. One week since my dear great nephew left this earth. I still feel like I am … More

Our Loss

Yesterday we lost the life of my great nephew Kaelan, my niece Sara’s boy, my sister Dana’s grandson, to suicide. … More

I Love Me!

“I am what I am. I love me! And I don’t mean that egotistically – I love that God has … More

Imperfectly Perfect

Truth is, as a single person I may be a bit hard on you partnered folk. I get frustrated sometimes … More

About Your Sin….No, OK, About Mine

You’ve heard me say it before….I freely admit it….I am judge-y by nature. (I prefer if we refer to it … More

I Love……Finishing What I Started

I love FINISHING WHAT I STARTED.  I have issues taking a task to completion. I make no secret that I … More

I Love…..My Nieces and Nephews

I love MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS. Not because I have to. I do because of the people they are, the … More

I Love…….Organ Donors

I love ORGAN DONORS! My friend Phyllis posted on Facebook this morning that today is National Organ Donors Day. (Yes, she … More

I Love….. Dean Smith

I love DEAN SMITH. Or Coach Smith, as I have always called him. I think in college I may have … More

I Love…….My Babies

I love MY BABIES. “But you don’t have children”, you say. I know. But I still have babies. I always … More

I Love…….Globes

I love GLOBES. I’m not sure when my fascination with them began. I must have been young. I don’t remember … More

I Love……..Encouragement

Well, it is the month of February, also known as “Love Month”, and I am going to once again do … More

When the Bomber Is Your Friend

“Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let … More

Feeding the Man-Eating Tiger and Making It Grow

I am not an enabler. It is a decision I have made in my life, and not my natural inclination. … More

The Conversation Hearts

I have a lot of single friends that get very depressed around Valentines Day. No better reminder that in a … More

Love Month Revisited – Part 2 (Days 15-29)

Days 15-29 of my Love Month Facebook posts from 2012 (Remember it was Leap Year!)  Looking over these I realize … More

Love Month Revisited – Part 1 (Days 1-14)

Last year my niece Sara started the month of February off by vowing to post something she loved every day … More

Can I See Your Necklace?

Day 3 in Proverbs Proverbs 3: “Let love and loyalty always show like a necklace, and write them in your … More

It’s Not Just About The Vaginas…

Some friends of mine are putting on a great production of “The Vagina Monologues” this weekend, to raise money for … More