When Your Tech Betrays You: Need A Locksmith, Anyone?
Does anyone have one of those keyless door locks? You know the ones that you key in your code, and the door unlocks for you? Great tech, isn’t it? I think that it is just wonderful. I am a gadget person. I love tech. Any gadget that could get me there faster, more efficiently, sign […]
The Anniversary Series: Does Everything Get Better With Time?
We’ve all heard the adages “time heals,” “things will get better, or “it just takes time.” When dealing with the loss of a child, an only child, I might add, I sometimes asked if everything gets better with time? Six years ago, today, I lost my only child to suicide. Lyssa showed no signs and […]
Lost My Child To Suicide: Suicidal? I Think Not
Part One – Not Suicidal Losing Lyssa less than one year earlier (at that time), I had difficulty adjusting to my “new normal.” Returning to work within one week of Lyssa’s death seemed like a good idea at the time. Upon reflection, my return was more about not wanting to burden others than my readiness […]
Taking Deep Breaths: How To Look To The Surface
Have you ever had one of those days where you feel as if you cannot catch your breath? Perhaps, not a single day. Maybe to you, it feels more like you have been holding your breath forever. Sometimes, that feeling comes in waves. There are good days and bad days. Days when hurt, pain, loss, […]
Used Car For Sale – The OBO
It is time for my lunch break at work. I took my lunch with me that day. I enter the breakroom to have what I thought would be an uneventful lunchtime. At that moment, I happen to look at the bulletin board. There is a poster with a car for sale. Although I was not […]
Help Me Please: Where’s My Phone?
Help Me Please: Where’s My Phone? My sister-in-law calls me on my cell phone. Even though I have about 30 minutes before an appointment, I take the call. We have not spoken in a while. We chat about the children and life in general. I tried to keep things light, mindful that I have a prior […]
Take Me Back To Worship (Song)
Oh, take me back to that place of worship Where I long for you and your Holy presence Lord, take me back to that place of worship Where I feel your grace I feel your grace Take me back to that place of worship Where I long for you and your Holy presence Oh, take […]
The Phone Call Every Parent Fears – Part One
The day that forever changed my life started like any other day. I was on vacation for a week, and it was Thursday. My daughter and I spoke the night before. We were both in challenging positions in our relationships—with her boyfriend and my marriage. My daughter and I shared a close relationship; we were more like […]
The Pledge: Keeping Promises To You (Part One)
The weekend goes by, and Fen and I never spoke of the pledge again. Part of me wanted to believe that it was part of a sick joke. Fen and I made plans to go to the beach the following weekend with another couple, Matt and Maya. Matt and Maya were friends of Fen, and […]
The Pledge – Masks Not Required
Three months flew by, it seemed as Fen and I adjusted to our newly wedded life. Before our wedding, we lived in separate apartments. So we decided that Fen would give up his lease and move in with me after the ceremony. The three months were hectic as we were both in college and training […]