Turning points in life are so quiet… unannounced, they tiptoe into our every day lives with little fanfare and sometimes accompanied by the most normal of things… a mom, nagging her son to clean his room… only to find at the end of the day he took all his cherished stuffed friends from childhood and… Read more: A well-worn stuffed cat… and a blue elephant

We moved into our little heritage home almost 3 years ago; our shelter and safe respite. We moved from luxury, comfort, acreage, largess, and wealth into a home that hadn’t seen an update since maybe the 80s; a house that creaks and groans; that has its own smells, its own histories; it rocks and sways… Read more: The last box unpacked…

A little over a year ago my parents gave each of us a DNA test through Ancestry.com for Christmas. At the time, I wondered, why now? Our family history is mired in secrets and things you just don’t talk about. However, my older brother had a keen desire to know and had long been digging… Read more: Are we all truly wanted and loved by God?

My thoughts this morning are scattered and flitting about; some of them touch down softly, lightly gracing my mind as a butterfly landing on your sleeve; others sort of vwap right into the temple and veer off crazily like a kamikaze fly on a hot day. So, please bear with me as I try to… Read more: Let go….

I met a woman today… it was like looking into a mirror of sorts. A woman that could easily have been me had circumstances worked out differently for either of us. She was younger than me and had lived a vastly different life, but the similarities are still there. Both of us neurodivergent; both with… Read more: Love and healing – Intergenerational Trauma