by Julie Fisk | Jul 5, 2015 | Health and Wellness, Life Issues
Calling my husband as I left the doctor’s office, I choked up as the words came out: “Honey, thank God – there is actually something medically wrong with me.” As I sat in my car after I hung up with him, I wept hot, hard tears. This current...
by Guest Contributor | Jun 1, 2015 | Relationships
I drove down the road, sobbing salty tears of frustration and discouragement. Once again, I felt like such a failure. Letting out an exhausted sigh as I parked my car at the craft store, I doused my eyes with saline to mask my miserable mama’s cry. I felt lousy...
by Deirdre Thompson | Dec 4, 2014 | Life Issues
It’s almost Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year! So how is it that on one Christmas Day I ended up crying on the floor of an I-94 rest stop bathroom? I was the Goldilocks of Christmas until I learned to say “no.” This Christmas is Much Too Hard It seems...
by Kristin Demery | May 15, 2014 | Faith
I felt immobilized by grief last week. Maybe it was the relentless rain, the gloomy gray clouds an external gauge for my internal turmoil. My girls were restless and so was I. It could have been self-pity; a series of days where even the thought of my to-do list feels...
by Kathy Banta | Feb 8, 2014 | Faith, Leadership
My son sat in the kitchen working on his math homework. He was stumped and called me in for help. I picked up a pencil and talked him through the problem, explaining each step. Done! “Now, you try it,” I said. But, even though he was capable, he resisted and wanted...
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