It’s time to move on. Such a simple suggestion. Life’s at a crossroad. It’s time to go in a different direction. I’ve never been good at this. I’m not sure I ever learned how to do it At least not properly. Most times I’ve moved on I doubt it had…

Farewell… Today we gather to say goodbye To celebrate a life well spent To say thank you Thank you for being a part of our lives Called home by the Lord So quickly he was gone We feel cheated he was taken from us Yet grateful he came along at all Only now…

Failure isn’t pleasant. In fact, it’s something we avoid at all costs. I’ve done it, you’ve done it. We don’t want to disappoint ourselves or others. So, when we’re afraid we might not succeed, we don’t begin. While understandable, that attitude may be a mistake. …

There’s one thing I know for sure I know it With every beat of my heart I know it With every cell of my brain I know it With the very fiber of my being I am Who I am No matter where I am No matter what I am I choose Who…

Every year we celebrate another year of life. There is a child inside of us when it comes to our birthday. The sense of fun. The memories of friendship. The celebration of all that is good. We make special plans. Knowing that one day in the year, our life will be…

Have you ever had the pleasure of lying on your back and watching the clouds roll by? We marvel at their beauty, at their power. They are constantly changing… Color, shape, size, mood and purpose. Puffy and white they float around in dazzling brilliance. Suddenly…without warning, taking on a grey…

Sometimes life feels like a country and western song You wake up and wonder what will go wrong today It’s hard to imagine anyone could understand We all go through tough times Times when it feels like everything’s falling apart When it’s challenging to see the good in anything When it feels impossible to move forward When…

At first I was numb I barely cried Wasn’t emotional Didn’t know how to act No one taught me how to grieve No classes you can take to prepare I was jealous of those able to cry openly Releasing their grief with each heaving sob I busied myself with rearranging…

It was after the death of my Mother that I began to understand true sorrow I’d felt sadness, deep sadness This was an entirely different animal Grief can take various forms Sometimes it’s light Momentary Other times it feels like it will swallow you whole Spit you out Then swallow you again…