The aloe vera plant is supposed to have amazing healing powers. Although I have no doubt that this is true, one must wonder how much of it I would need to drop into my VitaMix in order to heal the pain that is now surfacing for my siblings and … [Continue reading]
Withstanding the elements of wind and rain, these blossoms appear to be tough as nails. But as we know, looks can sometimes be deceiving. What may appear as unbreakable could possibly be so very delicate it's on the brink of falling apart … [Continue reading]
We laugh about it now...sort of. But at 5:45 am, seeing the news that I had yet to break gently to the immediate family posted on the walls of Facebook was no laughing matter. Furthermore, fielding the calls as my aunts and uncles discover this … [Continue reading]
You may have noticed, I haven't been logging a whole lot of running miles. For someone who has pretty much run all of her life, this down time has been something of a mixed bag. While, at first, I enjoyed the freedom to do what ever sort of run (or … [Continue reading]
Every year around this time, me and my widow friends exchange emails acknowledging each other’s struggles as parents of grieving children. This year, everyone was pretty “up” in spite of fearing the worst seeing as how the number 5 somehow seemed … [Continue reading]