I haven’t blogged about my Dad. I don’t think I have (have I?) blogged a lot about my mom, but I’ve written about the struggles and pain she caused me and others…due to her own struggles and pain. But on my Dad, I’ve been pretty quiet. Kind of in the …
One of the biggie denominations in my life was Southern Baptist. I first attended one when I was in eighth grade. My friend, Shirley, invited me. Their family were devout Baptists and I was sort of mystified by them. They had five kids. Actually, it might have been six. I do …
Do you ever learn something radical that you all ready knew? I have known for decades- decades I tell you!- that life is the journey, not the destination. I mean, didn’t that come out as a greeting card or after school special when we were in high school? I’m sure …
How’s 2015 going for you? I felt– at the end of 2014– that this year would be a pivotal one. So many things were happening or going to happen (or not happen as the case may be) that I knew I would reach the end of it with a WOW. …
This is for those of you who know what you know. But. But you are surrounded by so many people who don’t know what you know, deny it, or can’t believe it; so then you doubt what you know. Or maybe you are surrounded only by yourself and the paradox …
Things my mother did right…Does that title surprise you the way it does me? I do not have a relationship with my mother and my best motherly moments came from all the other women placed in my life at the exact right moment and in the exact right place. Most …