Be the Water

We are in the midst of a global crisis, one which it has never faced in modern times. Not on this scale anyways. Yes, I’m referring to the coronavirus pandemic. Personally I’m not worried about my health or those dear to me but I also don’t want to affect anyone else by my lack of …

Death of a friend

In the two weeks since my last post we have moved fully into the Christmas season but for me personally, the season has been a dark one. First, I received news that I was denied disability, something I’ve been trying to get for two years now. I’ll post more on that another time but I …

Gratitude as a coping skill

It’s been nearly 2 years since I have written a post. So much has happened since then. I wasn’t ready until now to share it. A synopsis then. I started this blog in 2008 to document what I thought was the love of a lifetime and the challenges we faced to be together. We struggled …

Find Your Voice

Bring in the new year… Many are ready to say goodbye to 2016. We lost so much talent, our country was divided by a difficult election, and many faced personal challenges. I tend not to think of one year as better than another. It’s a process, a winding road, that leads to hills and valleys, …

Raising Superheroes

Above: Marcos and Elsa  wearing the superhero costumes I made for them. My kids have always loved dressing up. Especially as superheros. Spiderman was my son’s favorite. My kids, my son especially, always loved superheroes. Spiderman was his favorite and still is. We had many Spiderman costumes over the years.  I always encouraged costumes because …