Monthly Archives: October 2010

I am the daughter of an alcoholic.  Or, I was the daughter of an alcoholic.  Does the fact that she’s gone change that?  I’m still not sure about that one. Now I am a motherless daughter trying to work out what all of this means. . . what all of it meant. I find myself […]

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Pumpkins.  Red leaves.  Shorter days.  Apple cider.  Orange Leaves.  Brisk temperatures.  Squash.  Brown Leaves.  Costumes.  Gourds. Have I mentioned that I love all things Fall?  My MIL brought us a gift. . . 4 of them actually.  What do you see?  Look closely. . . A gourd, you say? Oh, no.  Not us.  We see […]

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My journey to become brave, explained here,  has been interesting.  I’ve realized I’m not as cowardly as I thought I was. More to come. . . “What you call yourself matters. Words send signals, labels are magnetic. Your soul deserves accuracy.” – Danielle LaPorte  . . are you giving your soul accuracy?   

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Have you ever read a book and wished you could jump in and live the life the characters are living? If even for a moment, wouldn’t it be great to step inside and live the life you are reading about and have an experience that is so outside of your own?  To see the people […]

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Home.  I still call my the home of my youth “home”.  Am I the only one that does that?   Either way. . . that’s where we went this weekend.  Once again we awoke our little ones early Saturday morning and loaded their PJ’d bodies into the car to take the two hour drive to my […]

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