I learned that October 18 is World Menopause Day. As a woman, back in the day I wished more had been said about PMS. Then I longed to feel less alone about having a miscarriage. I think those topics are talked about more and carry less of a stigma. Menopause? I think we have a…
\ I started a series Monday on why I am a Christ follower. In simple terms I want to share the ways Jesus has proved Himself true and why I make Him a daily part of my life. I believe because He has healed me. I believe because He has not. When I was little,…
With my own writing deadlines always right there, when something lately in the news grabs me, I dismiss sharing about it here because I’ve read another blog where their thoughts echoed mine and they said it so eloquently. This time, that “burn in my belly” isn’t going away, so I thought I’d share. Last year…
I was stunned to open my Facebook feed and find it full of tributes to Robin Williams. I knew he wasn’t even 65, so I wondered if it was his heart. I was devastated to read and now know it was a suicide. His family shared that he had been struggling with deep depression. His…
Ah, Saturday confession. The day where I share something I’m learning about myself, or recently mastered, and feel it’s time to share. So if that’s your issue, you don’t feel so alone. What’s new is that you’re welcome to link up. If you have a confession, share it. Let’s kick isolation to the curb once…
I’ve never sought an official diagnosis, but since I can remember, November and January were always hard months for me. The winter blah’s. They tend to be months, especially where I currently live, where the sun might not show up. At all. Add a lot of events, a death, travel, and general chaos, and the…