American Idol
That our nation, and probably our world, is deeply, deeply divided right now is about the only thing that everyone...
When Love Doesn’t Go the Way it Should
Almost three years into our marriage, my husband began using speed (otherwise known as methamphetamine). He had arrived home from...
The Valley of the Shadow of Death: 3 Things I Wish I Knew When My Husband Was Hooked on Drugs
Christians don’t like to talk about their dark days. Well, maybe I should just say “people” don’t like to talk...
May Flowers
I love the month of May. So many life events took place in May. I have to admit, some were...
5 Weeks in the Hospital: When a Person With Mental Illness Requires Medical Care
I parked my gold “mom van” next to our dark gray Pathfinder and made my way to our bedroom where...
The Tumultuous Years of Ambiguity (Part 1): In Search of a Diagnosis
“The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or...
Uncharted Waters
Have I ever mentioned that I love instructions? Maybe that is why I did so well in school. I don’t...
Once More Unto the Breach . . . (Here We Go Again)
Seven years post-diagnosis . . . seven years of learning, accepting, accommodating, adjusting, finding our new normal . ....
My Strength
Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps...
What? Me a Martyr?
“No one wants to be married to a martyr.” Those words shot off the page and struck me between the...
