First is really last.
Lost & Found- “It’s Part of Life”
Then, she guessed my age, "What are you, almost 40?" (Bless her little heart!) "Well, a bit past 40." "Oh, then, it's time. Isn't it fun. Once you hit 40, things go downhill."
Five Minute Friday- Day 11 of 31 Writing Challenge
I no longer fear the deep. When life viciously tosses me in, I swim for Jesus. He died for me and my eternal life with him. From the moment we met, I have practiced my technique.
Lost & Found- What’s Getting Old About?
I don't want to be this person. This early aging woman. I don't know how to change this trajectory, or how to embrace it.
Poetry- Carry On
You don't know me.
You only see what
I give you to see.
The internal quiet,
The other me.
Mental Health ~ Living Undone
The slow unpacking of a broken soul. Where the beat of a heart doesn't indicate life, but a life undone. When hopelessness is no longer a thought or feeling, but a destination.
Mental Health ~ The Journal #45
A brilliant man helped me understand the importance of looking back recently. It is when we see God's deliverance from our painful past, we can embrace him in our present.
Lost & Found- He’s Turning 21
I worked through the mystery of saying goodbye years ago. Those were difficult days. I was lost in the differences between my two roles-mom to kids and mom to adults. I'm no longer confused.
Mental Health ~ The Journal #42
I find solace knowing many out there diagnosed with a mental illness understand what I mean. You are fighting the same battles and waiting for your miracle. We cry out in unison for relief, maybe just a break from the constant stress.
Random Thoughts- But Jesus.
He is a God who loves beyond the limits and boundaries of human love. A God who is entirely available, always punctual, and forever reliable.


