There was once a Woman, whole and complete. A beautiful puzzle put together, little by little, life experiences creating a complex picture. It seemed complete: beautiful life, beautiful marriage, beautiful child. Slowly...so slowly...pieces of self fell away and scattered to various corners or under …
Divorce
Creating your family tribe
When I think of divorced and newly blending families, this African proverb always comes to mind. All the parental figures come together in their own way, bringing their own strengths, to raise the child(ren) together. Of course, it is tricky to comfortably blend the various familial dynamics so that …
The stories we tell ourselves
It is 4:15 on a Tuesday. There are so many things that I should be doing. I should be doing laundry. I should be figuring out dinner. I should take control of my house back from the recent ant invaders. I can't. I just need to write. I had a very angry day yesterday. Boy did I hold onto that with …
Mama, tell me a happy memory…
I am the memory keeper of the family, ever since I can remember. There are moments in my life that all I did was focus on the bad and what was done TO me. It wasn't a healthy place to be. As I mover further away from the past and move toward the future, I have begun to look fondly at the good …
The Scale of Happiness
I went to court today regarding an aspect of my divorce. I lost, but that doesn't affect the balance of my happiness. It is a page in a book, but not even a whole chapter. I was taken to court over money. What I came to understand is, that besides the literal transference of money, it wasn't really …