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 […]
Tag: holidays
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. […]