This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Weave Made Media®, but all my opinions are my own. This Mother’s Day is particularly meaningful to me because my oldest, Miss 18 Year Old, will be graduating in a couple of weeks, and leaving for college in … [Read more...]
The Old Rugged Cross
I just wanted to stop in to say that I have decided to take a week or so off from the blog. On Sunday, my grandmother passed away. I watched her go. Have you ever experienced that? It is both a blessing and a curse. This is my second experience watching a grandparent pass … [Read more...]
Our Swedish Daughter
Today I want to introduce you to a new member of our family. Our foreign exchange student Josefine, from Stockholm, Sweden. We could not possibly be more excited to have her here with us for a time! I will be doing posts once in awhile to update you on her stay here with us. … [Read more...]
Living With Addiction- Part 7
I woke up way too early this morning, and started thinking about something that had once happened and I just had to get out of bed to write about it. If this is your first time reading this page called Living With Addiction, there are 5 other parts to this story. This is … [Read more...]
Living With An Addict- Part 5
If you would like to start this story from the beginning, click here. I keep thinking about where I should go with this true story. There are so many memories jumbled up in my mind. Some of them are fleeting, some are not. The memories, they come and go, sometimes … [Read more...]
Living With An Addict- Part 4
If you would like to start reading this from the beginning, click here. This is part 4 of the story. Yesterday was my son's birthday. His 13th birthday to be exact. I found out about my ex husband's addiction shortly after he was born. So for his entire life, … [Read more...]
Living With An Addict- Part 2
If you missed part one of my Living With an Addict, you might want to read it first. Just to give you some background about myself, I am a middle school counselor. I have my MA in School counseling, and my BS in psychology. I have taken classes about addictions. … [Read more...]
Living With An Addict
There is a huge part of my life that only people who really know me know about. It is not that I am unwilling to talk about it, because I am willing, it is just that it is not something that I shout from the rooftops. I do not consider myself a private person. I am a huge … [Read more...]