My Marvelous Journey

The Storm A broken mother And sad brother Eternal cloudy days A father with regrets Apologies are unpaid debts Rain washing away that cha...

Trigger warning: PTSD, car accident, death Grief is More Than Feeling Sad and Lonely What do you think about when you hear the word grief...

When we were kids, we could not wait for things to happen. We could not wait for school to end and summer break to begin. We could not wa...

Remember when our children were born, and it doesn’t really matter how many children we have, we counted their first smile, their first w...

How do we do this today? It's supposed to be a day of celebration, presents, and blowing out candles. It's supposed to be a day spent w...

I’m so tired. I’m tired of feeling sad. I’m tired of my feet feeling like weights as I walk from place to place. Every morning I look in ...

The school year is almost over. It’s usually a time for family vacations and days spent in the pool or at the beach. I think back to the ...

Every day these moments play in my head like an old movie spinning endlessly on its reel. I am left stuck sitting there watching it over an

I had lunch this week with a good friend of mine. She and I have something in common. We are part of this miserable club that no one will...

I know my posts lately have been dark, sad, and filled with grief. (I promise this one won't be too sad and dark) I am trying to cope wit...

It’s been five months now. Five months since Erik’s death. I still have a hard time saying that. While I know he is gone, it is diffic...

Recovery from substance abuse is not just for the addict. It is an important part of maintaining your own sanity from the dysfunction of...

Before 2018 comes to a close, I wanted to take some time and look back on this year’s journey. I think it’s important to look back and r...

It’s Christmas day. Our home is decorated inside and out with ornaments and holiday trinkets. Garland carefully draped along the shelve...

With addiction comes disappointment. The promises broken far outweigh the promises kept. When you live with an addict or an alcoholic do ...

Thanksgiving is here, Christmas is not far behind, and 2018 is coming to a fast close. As we get ready to greet family and friends and c...

We all experience grief in our own way. I suppose some people can process grief more easily than others. I am not one of those people. ...

The palms of my hands hurt. Yet the scorching pain in my heart is relentless. I feel as if I am losing my mind. The hardest times for m...

After some confusion with my GPS map, I finally found the right building on the Hospice property where the bereavement support group meet...