“In order to be a mentor, and an effective one, one must care. You must care. You don’t have to know how many square miles are in Idaho, you don’t need to know what is the chemical makeup of chemistry, or of blood or water. Know what you know and care about the person, care…
Category: Family
It’s a new year…
Resolution. I like that word. Some words are powerful and this is one of English’s more fascinating, compelling words. Like many words in English, the word resolution can mean different things, depending on the context. It can mean a firm decision to do or not to do something. Intention. Resolve. Plan. 2. It can also…
Before it’s too late
I am ‘Words of Affirmations’ all the way to the core of my soul. (Take the General test right here to see what you are.) It is how I both best receive and show love. However, knowing that does not make it easier to do so. I have always had trouble receiving love from people, but I…
Lost
“You were there in the background of my dream. You were zipping your coat up and I noticed that you were having trouble. I watched you struggle until you got it. Then you walked out the door into the freezing cold outside. You never saw me in my dream. I just saw you. In my…
An open letter to nurses…
Hello to those who have both been angered and upset by the latest scandal from The View and hello to those ladies who perhaps never intended to spark a firestorm while they sat on The View’s panel. I am not a nurse. I have sure needed quite a few nurses in my life though. Hasn’t…
Confessions of a fat girl
I was not always fat. In fact, I was always quite small. I was short and what you would call skinny for as long as I can remember back. I never imagined myself being anything other than that. I do not think it is something that anyone sets out to become either. I certainly never…
Never forget
I remember. The event that needs no context because it has been the biggest event of our century. The Pearl Harbor, if you will, for most of us. I do not know many alive, of age during that time, who do not remember. School did not start until well after 9 AM. It was part…
The L-word
L… You know the word I am talking about. The word that has so many people either divided or united, depending on the day. The word that has many definitions, but only one real example. The word that people either celebrate or downright abuse. The word that people either, well, love, or despise. Love. Say…
The heart of a child
My firstborn is very sensitive. My firstborn is very sweet. My firstborn has the most tender heart of any child I know. My firstborn, my son, Liam, has such a beautiful soul. Everyone says boys are rough and tough, and he sure is. However, he has a such a gentle way about him. He is…
Raw
“It is just an old picture. One I never think about. I had saved it to my memory, but now it found its way out.” You see, the thing about a photograph, well, it can lie. It is a moment, forever frozen in time, that captures every hair out of place, every freckle scattered across…