Unwritten

Listening to Natasha Beddingfield recently–Unwritten.  I played this at both Kal and Elle’s graduation open houses with their picture videos.  This particular day, the words inspired me–for me. I am turning 60 this year and often feeling like life–true life is over; the best years, the fun years, the adventurous years, the healthy years, theContinueContinue reading “Unwritten”

Flatlining

I keep visiting this place, this place of no hours unscheduled, functioning on only fumes of exhaustion, indulging in over commitment, desperately gazing into the future for some anticipated rest.  I have navigated this destination far too many times.  I zoom past the caution signs, I ignore the  dashboard warning lights, I even dismiss myContinueContinue reading “Flatlining”

Truth is…

The truth is…I wanted to be the exception. I wanted the marriage that my husband adored me and we were together forever. I wanted a happy family, still intact at graduations and marriages of the children. I wanted to defy the odds. The truth is, when that didn’t happen, I still wanted to be theContinueContinue reading “Truth is…”