Beautiful World

About eight years ago I decided to be me. I thought it was time to allow other people to know me. It seemed a good time to start sharing the...

Today I am breathing again...and completely, horribly embarrassed. The aftermath of a simple mammogram was much greater than I had anticipat...

Yesterday I had a mammogram. I know. Big deal. Women do that annually after age 35 as part of their well care. But you see, I've never...

I wrote my last post when I was feeling a great deal of anger and frustration. It is not unusual for me to do this on my blog, and the proce...

When I work with a family member or friend on a therapy assignment, my contact with that person usually happens after I've laid all the ...

I spoke with a friend last night. We talked far too long and went to bed in the wee hours of morning. As I lay in my bed, trying to put off ...

I was talking with Tolkien Boy yesterday about the phenomenon of wanting to be someone different from the person one is. He understands, a b...

Therapist told me, last time we spoke, that I have all the tools I need to stay healthy, and I've learned to use them correctly. He said...

Tabitha graduated on Friday. Because we weren't sure that her credits would transfer in time, no one was invited. DJ and Adam were alrea...

I taught a lesson in church yesterday. The topic was taken from the conference talk, "Obedience to the Law is Liberty," by Elder P...

Last year I realized a few things: 1. My family has some wonderful people in it--and some less than wonderful. They communicate with me in...

...ears, that is. They've never been pierced. I've never wanted them to be. I don't really wear jewelry and the thought of putti...

Tomorrow I will go with Darrin to bring Tabitha home. I've missed my daughter. What I haven't missed is the constant stress of won...

I can run again. Somehow, because I'm blessed or lucky or whatever, I was paired with a physical therapist who misses nothing. She has f...

We've had plumbing issues for a week. After dumping gallons of environmentally unsafe chemicals down the offending orifices, we finally ...

Spring has been a long time in coming. This week I noticed leaves on my currant bushes and the grass is no longer brown. I'm busy, as I ...

There are days when I feel I'm really starting to get on top of things again. Then I have days like today. There are a bazillion boxes...

Also, I ate the last of my chocolate Easter bunny for breakfast because I wanted to. It was made of Lindt chocolate which means it is approp...

Especially where I live. April can never seem to decide whether or not to allow the warmth of springtime to seep into the world or to blast ...

I have two friends. Each of us has a daughter near the same age. Each daughter has spent time in an extended care facility because of suicid...

I started this blog a very long time ago. And before this blog, there was another one. And there were many in-between. Each blog served a pu...

Happy Easter. :)

It is not unusual for abuse survivors to develop the ability to disregard pain. It's a coping mechanism necessary for them to continue l...

Loneliness is an interesting phenomenon. I spent the majority of my life refusing to allow myself to admit feeling it, and when it felt over...