An extraordinary exchange

I had a dream sometime the morning of January 1st that I was in the final stages of building a house so I went to the basement to check on progress. One side was finished out with new carpet, beautiful cabinets and a gorgeous granite-top bar area. The other side was filled with mounds of […]

I was staring into the glass case at the supermarket deli, trying to decide between mesquite or honey turkey as I waited to be helped. “I’ll be right with you, ma’am,” the deli manager yelled my way as he finished up with a customer. Out of the corner of my eye I caught a glimpse […]

I’ve been thinking a lot about the word “change.” When I first became single again, I had to find my way around in my new role. There were a couple occasions where I invited my girlfriends and their families over for dinner. I remember feeling awkward and as we navigated through the meal, I felt […]

When my FH (former husband) was sick, friends coordinated meals for us so we didn’t have to cook. I remember the people who came to our door, some we knew and others complete strangers. Some days I was so fragile that I had to pull myself together as I walked to the door to greet […]

I’m still working through everything that happened in my life five years ago and if truth be told, I’ve made a lot of progress but there’s one glaring area where I’ve been stuck. When I say stuck I mean that I’ve been in a holding pattern…waiting for a deep and rich understanding of what this […]

In March, 2015, my parents hosted a leadership summit for their top leaders from around the world. For several months my mom had asked me if I would join them and I just kept feeling anxious about it which was strange, because many of those in attendance were people whom I had known and loved […]

My elementary school years were hard. My parents fought a lot and my dad was running around on my mom. He moved into the basement of our home (that he had built) so he could come and go as he pleased. He told my brother and me that he hated us and wished we were […]

When my counselor asked me to give her two years, I really had no idea what that meant. I only knew that she was asking me to set aside 24 months for healing and I agreed because I was in a desperate place. That week I went home and thought about the weight of my […]

I have someone in my life who, in the past, has made me feel small. But only because I filtered his motivation, words and actions through a lens that had been scratched and smudged with pain and hurt. I know for a fact that he has never set out to intentionally wound me, and for some […]

I was on vacation with one of my dearest friends, her husband and all of our boys when the voice mail came in. It was my FH (former husband), calling to let me know he was engaged. I appreciate that he wanted me to hear it from him and not through the grapevine. Fortunately, we […]