Continuing with the drama called my life in 2020… So we continued to deal with my dad the best we could through the remainder of summer and into the fall. In October, we (me, my ‘husfriend’ and my son) went out of town to be with my daughter and her family for my granddaughter’s birthday. We were monitoring the house
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Hello! Welcome to my pad. My journey. My random thoughts. So, I’m starting anew I guess and hope to get some traction on this blog again. It has always been a great source of venting for me and at times a means to process my feelings. Life generally gets in the way and I drop off for a time. If
Read moreJust like everyone else, I am adjusting to the ‘new normal’ in this COVID-19 world. It’s interesting. And heartbreaking. And scary. And exhausting. There are millions of people providing their insight and fears and ideas during this time. So, I’m not going there. Honestly – I’m sick and tired of the whole darned thing. I don’t even watch television much
Read moreYou and I have been through a lot over the years. It has been me-n-you since you were barely a year old. Look at you now – a 26 year old, a grown-up, an adult, a mother of two, a wife!
Read more“It Was The Love” I just heard a man’s testimony on the radio this morning that struck a chord with me. He said that he grew up Muslim. However, through a lot of adverse things in his life, he became an Atheist. At one point a couple of years ago, he decided he was tired of all of the anger
Read moreBoy has it been a year! I have been through the ringer and this ol’ single mom is T-I-R-E-D! But I’m also very grateful that I’m not alone. Here are just some of the things I can recall for 2014: 1) Started the New Year with frozen pipes/issues – meant lugging water in for a couple of weeks 2) Furnace stopped
Read moreWhen my daughter was young, I worked full-time as a single mother. My mom would pick her up from school. When I got off, I would go to my parents’ house and we would all have dinner together before taking her home. During those times – my dad always had milk with his evening meal. So my daughter followed suit
Read moreMixed emotions. That is what I have been experiencing lately. Like a roller-coaster, up on minute, down the next. Funny how going down memory lane can bring back emotions as if you were back in that time. It kind of wears you out to be up one moment and then deeply saddened in the very next one. My daughter and
Read more“A real friend never gets in your way–unless you happen to be on the way down.” — Wayne Dyer “A true friend is someone who is there for you when they rather be anywhere else.” — Len Wein “Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.” — Pat Riley “The greatest achievement is to outperform yourself.” — Denis
Read moreI can’t believe I haven’t posted anything since May – and here it is October! A lot has been going on for sure. Some of it has been tough, but I lean heavily on God and He always sees me through! As mentioned in this previous post, my daughter and son-in-law moved down south. They are doing well though we are
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Call Me the Clay 