Today is true confessions! Because of changes in our family dynamics, Christmastime presents a struggling of heart. Why do things have to change? I don’t have, nor do I expect, an answer to that question. Our two sons live in South Florida and both have jobs which don’t allow for holiday travel – in other words,… [Read More]
sadness
How Can It Be So Wrong When It Feels So Right?
It was 1979. The phone rang. “Hello.” There was a pause and then the song, Reunited by Peaches and Herb, began to play. I stood there stunned. Willing myself to hang up but frozen and unable to move. Reunited, and it feels so good Reunited, ’cause we understood There’s one perfect fit And, sugar, this one… [Read More]
angst
angst; noun: a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish. Last week I experienced something I’ve never quite felt before – it was about one in the morning and I had a full-blown anxiety attack. Over something so benign, I was almost embarrassed! But, after lying in the darkness and trying to figure it out it dawned… [Read More]