Free Energy Gains and Drains worksheet > > > My dad passed away, my marriage ended, I left the church, quit my job and put my dog to sleep - all in the same year. My therapist, Linda, first labeled my melancholy as marriage grief, then, after more discussion, decided I … [Read more...] about Energy gains and drains: Advice from my therapist
Kids in Cars: I’m not supposed to tell this story
Each state has different laws about leaving kids in cars, so during a routine visit to the police department, I asked the sergeant what would happen to a parent like me if, hypothetically, I had left my child in the car. After I told my husband what I’d done, he begged me … [Read more...] about Kids in Cars: I’m not supposed to tell this story
A visit from grief on an ordinary day
Sometimes I enjoy his presence. The pain feels raw again and that feels like proof she was really here. That she lived. It’s an ordinary day. Don’t most days start out that way? It’s also Toddler Thursday, that blessed day when all kids’ clothes are half price. I … [Read more...] about A visit from grief on an ordinary day
This is life… as long as we’ve got it
It was a fair question: Why would a single mom in her early 40s choose to be a hospice volunteer? Janice hugs me when I enter her home. “I don’t get out much anymore,” she says, her eyes sparkling with tears. “So, when they asked me if I wanted a hospice volunteer to … [Read more...] about This is life… as long as we’ve got it
Finding faith: Tackling tough times in inspirational romance
Amy Lyon, author of Long Way Home (out March 26), book one in her Sleepy Lake Romance series, writes clean and wholesome romance, but that doesn’t mean her characters don’t deal with real-life problems on their way to happy ever after. Amy: My characters find themselves in … [Read more...] about Finding faith: Tackling tough times in inspirational romance