Tag Archives: family

Metamorphosis

I recently started writing poetry again, for the first time in years.  Some of it has been terrible, some okay, most of it will probably never been seen by other people.  But one was about butterflies and it made me … Continue reading

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Church Family

I wrote in my very first post about realizing how much my community means to me, but I haven’t done a lot of talking about that since.  I’d like to take this chance to do so. To know about my … Continue reading

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#bitofaday

Y’all. It has been a whirlwind of a week.  I have had one situation come up after another.  Everything from kids having a meltdown to finding out my flight leaves two hours before I thought and needing to take a … Continue reading

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The Journey Continues

It’s been quite a while since I’ve been on a physical journey.  Between pneumonia and sepsis this summer while working, and the death of my grandfather this fall, this past year has been a series of remarkably trying emotional and … Continue reading

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No. You. Did. Not.

Okay, so, it’s getting toward the end of the school year.  And let me just begin by saying, “THANK YOU, JESUS!”  I cannot tell you how excited I am for this complete rubbish to end.  Seriously.  The kids are COMPLETELY … Continue reading

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Nerdfighters

Well, hello!  It’s been a little while.  I apologize for that.  Those few weeks of school…  Phew.  And I got sick!  The sort of deathly illness that leaves you miserable in bed while your parents are snowed out of your … Continue reading

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Dear Old Dad

I have a very dear friend who lost his father a long time ago.  It’s something we talk about on occasion, but it’s something that’s very present in our relationship.  He loves his father deeply and fiercely.  It’s a beautiful … Continue reading

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Pie. Does anything else matter?

So, my grandfather has a lot of health issues.  It sounds a lot worse than it is, really, but he has lymphoma (the less-bad kind and in remission) and he recently had triple-bypass surgery, during which he had a minor … Continue reading

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Big Life Stuff

Well, now that that tedious first-post business is out of the way, let’s chat about life, shall we? I am frightened of a lot of things.  Heights, loneliness, snakes, spiders…  The list goes on.  But right up there, at the … Continue reading

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