The pie was out, the turkey was in, stuffing slow cooking. Two kids happily playing minecraft, one napping, home alone 2 playing on the TV. It was peaceful. But even in that stereotypical moment, I was struck by the pain permeating through my body. This is the first Thanksgiving solo....
Weary in the Journey
As I climbed the steps, my charming two year old gave me a life lesson that for whatever reason I forget constantly. "One more step." Let me give some context to this. I took my boys up to one of my favorite places on the planet, Paradise on Mt. Rainier....
Epidemic Proportion
Yet another large christian personality being outed for sexual impropriety this week. Truly my heart goes out to John and his family. I don't know him personally, but having been on this side of the equation for so long, I can infer quite a bit about how he's likely feeling...
EMDR and Halloween
I had started to write a post yesterday in honor of Halloween. It was full of awesome analogies about the masks we wear and so on. But then I realized it was just me being silly and trying too hard. So, let me say something else. I started EMDR* today....