The prompt for this week on haikuhorizons is “remember”. As a mom, I’m always finding that there are long lists of things I need to remember to do. I’d like to think I can recall them all, but sometimes I need a little help. Things to remember Milk, butter, eggs – pick up kids. To-do Read More
Do my children need therapy? I have to admit, this is something I’ve struggled with. I’ve had extensive therapy since leaving their father – and it’s helped me a great deal. I’ve been able to reflect on why I married their father, why I stayed married for almost ten years despite a broken relationship. Why Read More
I have always been a little bit of a loner. I can’t point to one specific reason. I could blame my parents, but I think they made best efforts to “socialize” me while I was young. I had dance classes and what not. There were other kids in my neighborhood that I played with. But Read More
It’s funny how time seems to pass so quickly that you don’t notice. Sometimes things that you wanted to do pass you by and you can’t do them any more. When I was in my twenties, I worked with a rather remarkable little woman. She was about my mother’s age and life had not treated Read More
Four years ago today (December 15th), I had a very bad car accident. I’ve written about it before: I Am NOT a Survivor Every Day is a Gift Thriving through Post Traumatic Stress Enjoy the Sun! Writing about it has given me some peace. I struggle internally sometimes – because I don’t like to be Read More
Those of you who have been reading my blog know that I’ve been in a bad car accident. My leg was broken rather severely. My femur was split in two—I have a big metal rod inside it now that knit it back together. My knee cap was broken into five different pieces. The surgeons strung Read More
Over each of my children’s beds is the quote from Robert Munsch’s most popular book: “I’ll love you forever, I’ll like you for always, As long as I’m living, My baby you’ll be.” A reminder for each of them. At the beginning and end of each day. If you’re a parent, chances are you’ve Read More
A couple of summers back we experienced what they called a once in a hundred years storm. The skies opened up and dumped so much rain on us that roads were washed out, basements were flooded – and there wasn’t a thing we could do about it even if we’d known it was coming. I Read More