Finding Hope in This Crazy World
As I sit at my computer today looking for words to share I have to admit it, I am exhausted. Lord, I pray, how can I write when my brain feels like mush? How can I function when I am not sleeping that great these days? God loves when we are truthful with Him. No... Continue Reading →
We have all experienced it - a broken heart. It may happen in love, in life, or in family or even when someone passes away. Wherever it comes from, it hurts. Sometimes our heart just aches. There is even a medical name for it now - Broken Heart Syndrome. Those of us who have experienced... Continue Reading →
Stop for a moment. Be still. Take a deep breath - inhale with your nose, exhale with your mouth. Let's do this 7 times. Relaxed? or at least a little better? I know that sometimes my mind rambles. Why do we as humans always believe the worst for ourselves? It happens to me right when... Continue Reading →
Strength. Sometimes I have it, sometimes I don’t. What can I say? I’m still human. Some days I am on top of the world, and other days I can’t find my way out from under a rock. Those hard days I have to take a step back, and pray. In those times I like to... Continue Reading →
I heard this verse on the radio this week and it got to me. I didn't realize I was so close to giving up. The pressures of Covid, the health issues I and my friends have had, etc. I don't want to give up. I don't want to quit. God didn't bring us this far to... Continue Reading →
I am so tired of Covid. I really thought this virus would be over with. The media is in a frenzy. I can't watch it much anymore. It just fills me with fear, not faith. Yes I am one of those people with pre-existing conditions. Covid would not do well with me. I confess, I... Continue Reading →
We all have struggles in this crazy world. Sometimes hints just happen that make no sense. For a control freak like me it drives me crazy! I like it when things go good, life sticks to the -lan, and life is well with the world. I must admit, that is rarely the case in my... Continue Reading →
I admit it. I am back in therapy trying to get my body under control. I am seeing a NeuroPsychiatirst. Now that is a mouthful. The Neurologist sent me there for the tremors and seizures I have been having. They call it FND or Functional Neurological Disorder. I have found there are multiple ways to... Continue Reading →
What do you do when your plan gets interrupted? It may be due to a job change, an illness, a change in circumstances, or whatever. How do you respond? I find myself in that exact situation now. An illness has interrupted my normal everyday life and I find myself at a crossroads. Here are the... Continue Reading →
Well, here I sit. 55 years old and back in therapy. My Neurologist asked if I had ever experienced any trauma or abuse. I just laughed. Only my whole life, lol. Then I said, "Yes." He referred me to a Psychiatrist for evaluation. Here is a poem I wrote thinking about things. CRAWL INTO CRAZY -... Continue Reading →
I recently have been visiting many Doctors to figure out what is going on with me. One of them asked, " What are your stressors?" It took me a few days to figure this out. My family life is good. What else could stress me? Then it hit me, I hate loss. Here is part... Continue Reading →
It was a normal Saturday. Our teens were out doing their thing as my husband and I focused on house stuff - well and Netflix too. A great relaxing day. Then I texted one of my kids. Just checking in, mom stuff - you know. No answer. I brushed it off, no big deal. Four... Continue Reading →
