How shame and alcohol addiction almost destroyed a girl’s life. Shame and secrecy paved the path to a young girl’s addiction. Before addiction, she loved her fantasy-land kind of world, in the peaceful surroundings of the country air. She had animals, dear friends, hills, and valleys to explore. However, her heart and soul, tattered by…
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Mother’s Day poem: what pricks your feet and heart?
A mother’s heart painted with fear of the unknown Where you don’t deserve to hurt you say Like the man in the Bible who let go of his son He journeyed the road up the treacherous mountain With questions of why piercing the heart with blades of steel Why must you walk this road alone…
No April fool joke: the flying plastic miracle
Last week, on April 1, 2022, my husband and I were on our way home from an extended vacation in Florida when we hit a bump on the road. A flying sheet of plastic! What harm could a piece of thin wrapping plastic do? But a large piece, the size of a blanket emerged from…
What you see is not what I see
It had been almost a perfect vacation at the cabin. The temperatures had been warm enough to our liking, except for the few days of smoke that covered the skies and the smoky smell that hindered breathing. Once the smoke from the forest fires cleared, we had the most pleasant, comfortable temperatures to enjoy for…
Focus on road tripping along Lake Superior
A personal story I watched as my husband set the old nightside clock to 5:00 a.m. but also the cell phone, just in case. Luckily, the digital sound woke us. After a sleepy visit to the bathroom, I strolled into the walk-in closet. My husband had already dressed himself, so I had the space all…