July 24, 2020

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The Land of the Living

“I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.” – Psalm 27:13-14 Today is one of those days when it took even more from me to fight through the sense of fear, dread and anxiety and to finally sit up in my bed and put my feet on the floor. This feeling of abject fear has beset me now...

Goddesses, Princesses and Step-Sisters

There is one college class I had my senior year that I didn’t really understand too well at the time, yet it has left an indelible impression upon me and I find myself thinking of it and the assignments from time to time as my years increase. I was 22 at the time I was in this class called Family Life at the University of Delaware.   I am now 57-years-old and two marriages later, two children, two divorces, and a lot...

Why I Have to be Full of Myself

I’m a BADASS. That’s my latest self-talk, after being targeted on Facebook with an ad for a gaudy costume jewelry piece featuring a sunflower that splits open to reveal a circle that says YOU ARE A BADASS. ​​ Well I have posted and talked about sunflowers quite a bit on Facebook – it’s really one of my favorite flowers. Before that ad showed in my newsfeed I had never used the word BADASS.  But I suppose a Facebook bot surmised I...

Einstein, the BADASS Cold Tub and FOMO

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”– Albert Einstein Since apparently there is a rumor – now over a year old – that I’m going off the rails and we’re witnessing a train wreck about to happen…it’s just so damned fun to play the part!​​They say necessity is the mother of invention and dang-nabbit, I need me a bathtub! Because rumor also has it that I spend four hours a day in the tub. You know how much...

The Divorce Casket

It was not on my agenda to write tonight – but when I brought home groceries this evening and tossed my purse on the counter, fishing out receipts, I accidentally opened the little mini-photo album I carry in my purse and it revealed a picture of me and my recently divorced husband looking down into the camera for a selfie on a trip to Florida with palm trees above our heads.  I suppose I need to go through this little album...