I peruse Facebook like I always do.  Catching up with friends, seeing how many people are falling victim to hoaxes, you know, the norm.   Just when I think things can't get any more dire, they do.  I see an inbox message from a "friend".  I use quotes because, let's...

"You don't come over at all." "I need to get out of this house." "I can't do this much longer." "Everyone has abandoned me." These are the words from my 87 year old mother. Since we are in the midst of issues with her caregiver blended with her being ill, she has been...

"Something exciting is happening on Monday,".   This was the statement from Bailey while we were at dinner a few nights ago.    He shared that his job coach had been there that day and his boss would be calling me.  First of all, when I hear "my boss will be calling...

I no longer wear a mask. When a friend asked me how I was doing, I was able to say, "I am not sure" instead of the standard "fine". In fact, the word "fine" is a flatliner. There is no emotion attached to it. I prefer, "great", "good" or "wonderful" to describe my...

I have spent the week dealing with cleaning up messes or dealing with petulant children disguised as adults.   It is now glaringly obvious as to why Noah chose animals to accompany him on the ark instead of people.    The only gratitude is that my current state of...

I am not one to stare longingly in the rear view mirror of my life. Everything that has happened for me - not to me - has provided a long list of opportunities. But, there was a little bit of lingering regret that happened as we visited Bryce for Parent's weekend. You...

October has rolled in promising cooler weather, layers of leaves that will hug the ground, an enormous amount of awareness to be embraced.  This is the month where celebrating those with an extra chromosome goes hand in hand with informing society about these special...

I will admit that when Twitter, Instagram, and anything else that offered "followers" began, I thought that the internet was promoting stalking.   It was a foreign concept of having strangers comment on various posts. But trying to procure a following for my blog, I...

This morning I got caught in a web of toxicity blended with accusing tones and bad grammar. With the banter going back and forth regarding she said, he said, I realized that after reading post after post, my heart started racing, I became irritated, and my head was on...

I am spending the early morning in my writing oasis tucked away from my house.  The only sounds are the crickets and the clicking of the keyboard.    My dogs were my alarm clock at 5 am urging me to get up and be creative.  Okay, they had their own agenda, but I like...