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 chance A stepfather mus...

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 you hear som...

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 wait for Christmas and...

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

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 with family and frien...

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 mirror and wonde...

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 summers of days gone...

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 willingly volunteers to ...

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 with Erik’s death. It ...

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 difficult to accept. Ther...

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

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 reflect on this year ...

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

With addiction comes disappointment. The promises broken far outweigh the promises kept. When you live with an addict or an alcoholic do not rely on them to ...

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 celebrate the holiday...

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. While its only been ...

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 me are when I am alon...

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