Shea from the back seat; “Mom, what’s the difference between Oprah and Beyonce?” Alyx from the front seat; “Shea, Oprah isn’t black.” After a long day of being my children’s taxi as they spent up their gift cards, that one made me giggle.

As I write this post, I am sitting on my couch in front of the tree that had to be redecorated after the trauma it had sustained the night of decoration. I should have known that night it was the precursor for the what I believed would be the most horrible of all Christmases. This…

Kara has had a new friend she’s spending time with.  She’s a sweet girl who seems to fit right into our little family quite nicely.  She is just as dorky and fun as Kara. The other day, I grabbed the girls and went driving for something or another.  This is when Kara tells me who…

There are only TWO things I have ever prayed for that wasn’t something that was NEEDED.  You know, like…let my mother live until I get there, watch over so-and-so as they go through surgery…stuff that’s ‘needed’. These two things…these two tiny self indulgent requests  I have prayed for have been over looked by UPPERCASE GOD…

I needed some healthy sleep to be able to decide what needs to be done. I took a pill around 6pm last night, it never seems to work…just makes me dizzy or loopy, but it worked last night. At 6 am I woke up. I physically feel better, but the mental part is slow coming. …

Shaun watched over my shoulder as I changed my layout again. “Why that picture?” he asked. “It’s how I feel.” “It’s depressing.” All I can say, is that is how I am feeling right now. Saying that I am ‘depressed’ isn’t easy for me.  It’s taken me a long time to admit that I had…