Breaking Free
You wouldn’t think much to look at it. And of course that assumes that you would have even noticed it in the first place. Many people would walk right by and yet it would remain unseen. They don’t...
View ArticleAnd on the 8th Day, God Created Tall Boots
And this is why those tall boots are so important… My daughter and I shot this little video during our nature walk yesterday (watch the tree trunk). It’s interesting at a distance, but we maintain a...
View ArticleSleepless Nights
I have faith, and I believe that life falls into place as it should. Of that I am certain. While that belief fortifies my soul, I still feel tremendously tired and extremely worried. I very...
View ArticleWe Are Never Alone
Over the past year, we have experienced many difficulties. I have witnessed extremely hurtful infighting in relationships, our town, and our country. I have seen divisiveness and anger so often that...
View ArticleTexas Still Stands & We Stand Together
The last few days have been akin to falling into the dark end of the rabbit hole. We have been living in a surreal nightmare that kept us in fear while caging us with wind and water. This is not a...
View ArticleThe Surreal Life – Moving Forward After the Storm
Nothing feels the same here. Chinooks fly over our houses. SWAT vehicles roll down the streets. Military trucks and personnel are common sights. I greatly appreciate their presence, but it’s not...
View ArticleThe Things We Don’t Say
My husband took this picture of my daughter looking back at him from my car rear view mirror layered with dust. At that moment, we were lost on a country road in New Mexico. The scenery was amazing and...
View ArticleTake Flight
Stepping out of your comfort zone is disconcerting for anyone. If it wasn’t, we would call it walking. But leaving that place of emotional security while also anticipating that every person in your...
View ArticleHave Faith in Yourself – Remove the Mask
I often tell my children that no one gives as much thought to their insecurities as they do. No other people are panicking about a blemish on someone else’s face. Nobody else stresses if another...
View ArticleAre You Feeding Depression?
***Originally posted in https://lifeinthespectrum.com/. When you are in that place, that dark inescapable place where depression traps your thoughts and emotions, you feel like you are surrounded in...
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