Keeping the Love Alive as Healing Partners
“She was more than my wife and my best friend, she was my Healing Partner.“ He had buried his wife a few months earlier, and we were speaking of what made a 50+ year marriage so successful. The words “Healing Partner“ resonated deep within me. Later in the conversation I asked him, “Can you tell […]
Embracing the Pivot
“I didn’t see that coming, and now my life is forever changed!” Those were the words I wrote in my journal sitting on a plane and reflecting over the weekend I had just experienced. An old song by Haddaway came to my mind, so I put my headphones on and begin listening to the lyrics: […]
Love You to the Moon and Back
I had such huge crocodile tears popping out of my eyes and landing on the polished concrete floor … There was simply no way to hide them. Especially when there was a little puddle forming. I was sitting in the middle of a Prisoner’s Wives Club meeting and I was supposed to be the lead […]
STOP! In the Name of Love!
The music started, and immediately and our moves began! Our left foot stomped as our left hand shot across our body with a determined stop sign, as we looked back over our shoulder and shouted “STOP!“ Just before we sang our first line, “In the name of love before you break my heart!” My sister […]
SUDDENLY … In the Snap of the Fingers, In the Blink of an Eye!
Suddenly the stacked plastic chair mats I was sailing across the polished concrete floor on in the dark … hit the wall. Which hurled me up into the air. Suddenly I flipped in the air and landed on my right side. Crushing the upper right side of my body. What does suddenly mean? “An abrupt […]
You Matter!
“What a horrible Christmas morning …” were the words I heard on the radio. The cohost, agreed with, “Our Christmas plans are ruined by the wind and the sleet!“ I was driving south to serve Christmas lunch at a homeless shelter indoors, but also outdoors for those who were not able to get into the […]
Advancing through Adversity
My baton came down crashing into my teeth, but I knew I had to pick it up and keep smiling. I was in the first grade, and my twirling team was doing our first little performance in the high school stadium. I was terrified of being in front of people. But I remembered thinking that […]
Busting Ghosting
“I know it’s Thanksgiving Day, but this is 911. Please call me ASAP!“ The text was alarming, so I called immediately. On the other end of the line, I heard frantic sobbing. Between the sobs I heard, “Something horrible has happened to him. He was supposed to be here at 9 AM to help me […]
Are You Doubting Thomas? Or Thomas, the Little Engine That Says: “I Think I Can!”
My hands were trembling so ferociously that I dropped the brush I was trying to use to brush my hair. The dressing room was filled with celebration, and costume changes. I was standing in the back corner, trembling, wishing I had not enrolled for this dance competition. Another amateur who was also competing with my […]
Back to “Normal”? … Heavens NO!
I was eaten alive with anxiety. The knot in my gut kept me awake at night and distracted me all day as I attempted to complete my dissertation. I plopped down in a chair in my major advisors office, and I said to Dr. Pat Love, “I will be so flipping glad when I get […]