As children, we played naturally. We used our imaginations and pretended to be cowboys, cowgirls, astronauts, doctors, nurses, mothers, and fathers, or whatever tickled our fancies. We could use a stick and pretend it was a tool, as if we were handymen or women. The only things that stopped our pretending was the weather, our … More How Do You “Play” as An Adult?
After my husband passed away in 2009, my brother came and helped me rearrange and sort out my husband’s items and clothing. He helped me get a good handle on my life again. But my attitude about myself needed to expand to the freedom I needed in order to become the me that I was … More A New Attitude: Independent
My husband died in 2009 of heart failure. My life changed drastically for the better. Over the years I developed coping mechanisms to help protect myself and cope with my crumbling life. Now I am learning to overcome these “no longer needed” behaviors to be healthier mentally and emotionally. I am sharing these behaviors here to … More Peace With the Past Is Near
We all have families of one kind or another. I grew up in a closely knit family. The six of us traveled in a car, a travel trailer and even a motor home. We ate, hiked, played, watched TV together, went to church together and more. After we two oldest sisters married and moved away … More Hope Through a Thorny Present
