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Finding Myself Through The Pain
So, it happened again last night. I’m on the dance floor when all of a sudden my body goes weak, I get disoriented and incoherent,
The Goddess Behind The Hoopla
I respect that as a white woman I don’t get a place at the table about black issues, because they’re not mine. I will sit
Your Arrival
Someday will come. I promise. Someday you won’t care anymore where they’re at or what they’re doing. You won’t see their picture and feel a
Own Your Brave
While waiting for my labs, this vibrant nurse asked what brought me to North Carolina. I told her that my life had presented me with
Embracing The Overwhelm
Where do we begin when we are overwhelmed with emotions we can’t identify or convey? How do we learn to embrace something we don’t even
Don’t Waste a Good Spoon…
(Author’s note, this was written from an experience in 2016, during one of my favorite seasons in life. The message is still relevant and this
Apology or Guilt?
There are few things more comforting than a genuine, heartfelt apology when we have hurt someone or been on the receiving end of someone’s wrongdoing.
Reclaiming A Meaningful Christmas
It’s a warm and balmy 70 degrees. My children are what feels like a million miles away at their homes in Idaho, possibly making snow
What We Don’t Feel, We Don’t Heal
So here’s the thing, the truth we don’t always like to admit to ourselves. What we don’t feel, we don’t heal. There is no escaping
Understanding Trauma
Since my last blog about domestic violence, many women have reached out to share their stories with me, and that even though they were strong
Giving a Voice to Domestic Violence
My eyelids were heavy as I woke from a restless sleep. The hospital cot was firm and uncomfortable and the thin blanket insufficient to keep
Valuing Vulnerability
We’ve all felt it, that emotional cringe when we realize we’ve exhausted all our own resources and someone else has to step in and help
Losing Little Pieces of Me
I could see his lips moving, yet only heard noisy confusion swirling in a stunning blur of jumbled medical jargon. Progressive. Connective tissue disorder. Whole
My Hero
I loved him with fierce and unrelenting devotion. It was like breathing. He would let me sneak up into his tree house with his friends
Abandoning Self
It will never be about walking away from someone for someone else. It will never be about greener grass or being too afraid to be
Inviting The Loneliness
You’ll get used to it. It’ll be fine. You’ll get used to the deafening silence and overwhelming loudness of the mundane. You’ll get used to
My Mama
In the landscape of my memories I have these beautiful, gentle fragments where I’m safe and warm in my yard, just a carefree young girl
Redefining Bravery
I’ve recently noticed a significant disturbing shift in terminology of the word Brave. Ooooohhh, she wore a bikini to the beach and she’s not svelte…she’s
Truth And A Grace Filled Uncoupling
I’m gonna say this one more time, really loud for the people in the back. And mostly for me, who stubbornly needs to be reminded.
Communing With Fellow Travelers
There are moments that change you, almost haunt you. I was driving to the grocery store last week on that particularly beautiful sunny day and