Inkwell Swimmer

When I found out about Kade, when they said the words, “This is not survivable”, I passed out. I don’t remember anything between those anguishing words and… Read more “Hope In Incredible Loss”

I’ve never been a parent with my head in the sand. I was never a parent that blamed others for my children’s shortcomings and stuck-on-stupid moments. In… Read more “Kadey”

………for the girls Once upon a time there was a little girl, her name was Sydney Claire. She had hair the color of corn silk and eyes… Read more “Sydney’s Shoes”

Belle is 18 now. Newly eighteen. When she was 6, her father and I separated. After twenty four years, our family was irrevocably broken. I didn’t pray… Read more “Molly”

“At least I’m not……” How many of your children have said that?How many husbands or wives?How many students? “At least I’m not acting like Karen”“At least I’m… Read more “Least Mentality”

Until about a year and a half ago, I’d never felt true peace. I’d never felt true joy I’d had joyful moments in my life. I’d been… Read more “I want to shine”

I have seen so many posts this Christmas where families are at odds over children and Christmas visits. Mothers and fathers spending Christmas alone because it wasn’t… Read more “Being a family”

Okay…so I am an animal lover in a BIG FAT WAY. We have eight dogs. Only because we found homes for two others, we used to have… Read more “Peas and crackers, it’s a mouse”

It’s storming. Not a bad storm, just a nice gentle rain with some thunder. However, my dogs act as if we are in the middle of a… Read more “Scaredy Cats”