Martha's Murmurings

Musings on the human condition from a woman's perspective…

Musings

  • The last box unpacked…
    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…
  • Are we all truly wanted and loved by God?
    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?
  • Let go….
    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….
  • Love and healing – Intergenerational Trauma
    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
  • W1ll U R3memb3r M3?
    Today is All Souls day… a day for remembering all of those who have gone before us, to pray for their souls, to support them in their afterlife so that they might one day attain Heaven. For me, having been raised in a more secular household, this is a new idea and concept. Of all… Read more: W1ll U R3memb3r M3?