I think I can fool myself, spending time trying to convince my brain that this season is just any season. That these days are not important or special and that pushing through will be the best for me. Not so. I was telling my friend, who has also experienced the loss of a husband, that lately, it … Continue reading Lean In
Sorrow and Joy
Fall begins a new season, the trees burst into a colorful cacophony of brilliant scarlet, crimsons, mustard, and vibrant oranges. It is one of my favorite times of the year. This year though I was wondering how it would be. There are so many memories tied up in the fall months, births and birthdays, surgeries and … Continue reading Sorrow and Joy
Living a Painfully Beautiful Life
What is it like to be alive, feel alive? Sometimes feeling alive is just plain painful. The moments and experiences are a constant reminder of your life and its unpleasantness. Kinda like a splinter in your foot that you cannot remove, each step is a sharp or dull sensation that reminds you of its presence. … Continue reading Living a Painfully Beautiful Life
On Being a Broken Woman: Me Too
I never copy and paste on Facebook but this week I had to. ME TOO It struck a deep deep cord within me and I knew I had to speak. I had to speak for women and girls everywhere who have been harmed by men that assume a place of power over their body. I … Continue reading On Being a Broken Woman: Me Too
To Live with Passion
I have been doing a lot of thinking these past days...well weeks/months. Lately a single phrase has come to mind over and over. Passion. I want to have passion. I want to have a passion. To experience passion....to be passionate. To be full of passion. 1. any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love … Continue reading To Live with Passion
Reference Points and the Gift of Loneliness
Loneliness. If there is one word to describe widowhood and life for me right now, that would be it. I know I am not alone in this, so many who have lost loved ones struggle with the aloneness. If you look up synonyms for loneliness these are a few of the words you will find: … Continue reading Reference Points and the Gift of Loneliness
Life in the Here and Now
Work, work, work, work, work....I know you are humming that tune in your head now. If it gets stuck there well..... I have changed jobs and am working the most regular hours I have worked in years, even if the are not really regular by comparison to the non-medical world. I also was working both … Continue reading Life in the Here and Now
Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here?
It happened more than a few times in our marriage. I would be sound asleep and sit up look at Sonny and ask him, "Who are you and what are you doing here?". He would laugh, tell me who he was and to go back to sleep, which I would promptly do. I have no recollection … Continue reading Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here?
Living and Loving with Abandon
Today I got a notification from Facebook about a trip Sonny and I took in 2013. That year we celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary and he wanted to surprise me with the honeymoon we never had. He planned for months, with the kids assistance. All I knew was to pack for a trip where I … Continue reading Living and Loving with Abandon
Rethinking the Office and a Bit of Welcome Change
Change is inevitable in each of our lives, mine has been rife with it these last few years and months. I remember studying about stressors in school and that changes, even good ones, bring stress into our lives. In some ways I desperately need change. Living in the house that Sonny and I grew together … Continue reading Rethinking the Office and a Bit of Welcome Change
Momma T's Place 