Do you remember my tree? It was strong and steady. It was something I always could count on. It was not so much a secret as it was smack dab in the front yard of my home. However, it was mine and no one could understand or feel it's beauty as much as could. I had other issues that I discussed with this tree. It was a place I was able to let go of my worries, I felt great every time I put my thoughts at the foot of this tree.
When I was in the fifth grade, I had a teacher that loved my brother,
It took over twenty hours to get from my house to my childhood hometown. It was a long drive. It was a productive as well. My brother and I literally spent the whole time talking about our feelings and experiences. I always felt alone in things. I knew they had their own experiences, I just thought they handled things better than I did. Was not the case at all. My feelings were valid, when I understood that it was not just me who was in pain.
We drove straight through. It was almost three a.m.
I always as a child knew that there was something great in this world. God was not talked about in our house. I asked once and got chuckled at, then I was told to go play.
The woman next door from our little home, had seven children. She was Catholic. As crazy as her house was, there was always something there I wanted to be with. We were best friends with each other and our moms were friends. We had parties, and holidays, and life would of been boring without them. If we spent the night, we we
The morning my Dad died was a rough one. I had a horrible fight with my oldest daughter over school. She is very difficult to deal with and stubborn. It is hard for her to take responsibility. Actually, she won't try at times and that I battle with her. I know she can whether she can get it right or not. I just want to see her effort and be pleased in herself when she does.
She can be disrespectful and play all kinds of games so she does not have to work. I love her and see more in her than she
I am new to this blog thing. I was at a retreat this weekend at my favorite place to connect with Christ. No noise, no distractions; I can clearly hear myself think. It was there that I was encouraged to find my voice again. First, I must add, please dismiss my grammar errors. I will go into that further down the road, I am sure, with my brain. I have a lot to share, I hope it is useful, hopeful and inspiring breath into someone. It is a hard place to be when you are surrounded by negativity an