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Support outside of family gives strength in challenging times

How do you say Thank You to people you may never meet? How can you convey the choked up, holding back the tears feeling after reading a blog comment and realize that people get you, feel you, are with you? Well, to the best blog readers in all of the land, the two simple words [...]

Summertime as a WAHM

When it gets hot, I always hear the lyrics.
Summer, summer, summer time.
Ooo, summer time. Got to sit back and unwind.
Yeah, Will Smith has a classic right there, but I am still trying to get to the sit back and unwind part.
Usually, this week, we’d be on the road for our 5 to 7 week pilgrimage [...]

Quality and Quantity

Long before I get a chance to sit down at the computer, I formulate what I’m going to share on my blog. I think that’s where this sporadic thing started. I THOUGHT too long, too much. Blogging was so freeing and so exciting when I first started because every day was different and challenging in [...]

Blowing Bubbles…

If there was a simple task for a woman to do when she is two steps away from losing her mind (or being committed to an institution), it is blowing bubbles. I know, it sounds real elementary (or maybe just downright childish), but sometimes you just need a break, especially when you feel broken or [...]

No voice, no sore throat

Once again, I’m amazed at how long I’ve been away and how much I’ve thought about just hanging out where I hang. I didn’t think that the result of a more public life, more public blog experience would hinder me from just doing me. It has, but  I’m not complaining or retreating by not writing. [...]