With the holiday season upon us, my own loss is a heavy burden on my mind. We have essentially lost both of our children. Our oldest son, Zac is physically here but we lost him mentally/cognitively over ten years ago. Combined with the loss of our only other child this year I got to thinking […]
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Where’s The Gratitude?
In today’s world, gratitude seems to be like the missing Loch Ness Monster. Genuine gratitude, oh you hear about it, just like Nessy and get the occasional sighting but true gratitude is rare these days. It seems like everyone expects services and things in this life and have very little gratitude for anything. The “give […]
The Joy of Being Poor
The joy of being poor, isn’t something I ever expected to feel. Since being an adult I have always been successful, married well and never had to worry about finances. In fact up until two years ago, I didn’t even balance my checkbook. I just knew that we weren’t wealthy but if I didn’t spend […]
Bipolar Disorder, Holidays & The Adult Child
I will admit that my misunderstanding of mental illness led me to believe you just needed to pull it together, get some therapy and act right. Talk about a slap in the face when one of my family members was diagnosed with Bipolar Depressive Disorder. My previous belief’s couldn’t of been farther from the truth. […]