I have discovered that when you have teenagers your time with them mostly surrounds their activities. I am super grateful that I get lots of entertainment from my kids. I get to alternately watch soccer, cheer (along with football and basketball going on in the background) and equestrian. These activities also dictate a lot ofContinue reading “On Teens … Again”
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Abuse Continues Generationally Unless Intentionally Addressed
An examination and first hand account of family abuse
On Teenage Life
I love love love this teenage stage. You might think I’m crazy but it’s true. I love to see my teens having found their passions. One soccer, one cheerleading, and one equestrian. No more fighting with them to get ready and lost equipment and jerseys when we were in the state where mom signs youContinue reading “On Teenage Life”
A New Place
Reflecting on the challenges of a busy household and moving 🏡🧹🧽🧺🪣👩🍳
The Relief You Feel
This post details the raw, disparate feelings of the blogger in the wake of multiple tragedies and trauma and carries the essence of hope.
Timeline
Viewer discretion advised as this concerns, a very serious topic, the disappearance and loss that was eventually determined to be a suicide of my son
On Death
Viewer discretion advised as this involves my feelings in the wake of my 17-year-old son‘s passing 10 days after 🕊️
On Feeding Highschoolers
It’s taken me a while to get into the swing of public school … six years exactly ☺️Before that we were a crazy, weird homeschool family. Just kidding. I loved every minute of spending that time with my kids when they were young, all the field trips and hands on learning. Then we moved andContinue reading “On Feeding Highschoolers”
Encouragement for Those Considering Divorce 🙏✨
I have a friend considering divorce. When she shared about her experience it takes me back to that tortuous period of the end of my marriage. The lead in the belly feeling of walking into the marital home, the feeling that dissonance could break out from its latent state into a full fledged conflict atContinue reading “Encouragement for Those Considering Divorce 🙏✨”
Hurricanes Part 2 🌀💦
Hurricanes are a bitch. Always on the horizon during hurricane season when you live in the Southwest, mostly false alarms, they are disruptive to the spirit and schedule, but when they hit like Ian did they are a catastrophic nightmare, rending untold loss. The strange part is…before and after the bright sun and clear blueContinue reading “Hurricanes Part 2 🌀💦”
Notes From Real Life 