Feb 6Member-only5 Strategies for Successfully Dealing with ChangeNo matter what stage of life we find ourselves in, we all adjust, successfully or unsuccessfully, to the changes in life. Some changes will be thrust upon us, others may be brought by cultural expectations. A grocery store may stop carrying our favorite flavor of ice cream. The small changes…Change3 min readChange3 min read
Dec 9, 2020Member-only11 Signs You Are In A Toxic RelationshipSome of us stay much longer in a toxic relationship than anybody with half a brain should. But for some reason, we just keep going back for more, long after most others would have walked out the door. Maybe we have a twisted sense of love. Maybe through circumstances of…Abuse6 min readAbuse6 min read
Feb 26, 2020Member-onlyRemembering the MelodiesAnother year has rolled around and it’s that time of year… it’s Momma’s birthday. I remember the Sundays we all gathered at home. She always said, “give me my flowers while I’m living.” We understood, and we did not wait until she was gone to celebrate her life. …Family4 min readFamily4 min read
Feb 26, 2020Member-onlySparklers: The Smiling DancersShe seemed happy. She had finally made it out. Others loved her and loved her dance. Somehow it was not enough. No one saw it coming. She always wore a smile and hid the darkness deep inside. If you looked deeply into her eyes, past the sparkle, you could see…Suicide2 min readSuicide2 min read
Dec 31, 2019Member-onlyIn the End, Her Life Was a Thing of BeautyOney’s Story: Phoenix Rising, Part II In the End, Her Life Was a Thing of Beauty Oney awoke and on this morning, all seemed right with the world. Mark was sleeping soundly beside her. As she lay there in the dawning of the new day her thoughts turned to the events that had brought her to this place. The year…Fiction8 min readFiction8 min read
Dec 7, 2019Member-only5 Tips for Banishing the Holiday BluesIt doesn’t happen to everyone but for many people, any holiday can be a dreaded time. Often friends are heard saying they would like to just skip this holiday or that. “The holidays just aren’t like they used to be.” Death, divorce, empty nest syndrome, tragedy, any number of situations…Holidays5 min readHolidays5 min read
Sep 2, 2019Member-onlyOde to Joe: The Love and Blessing of FamilyBeautiful is not a word usually associated with a funeral. In our Southern heartland family, the love that exudes from such an experience even though coming from a sorrowful event, can absolutely make your heart glow. It makes you proud to belong to such a family. …Family5 min readFamily5 min read
Jun 1, 2019Member-only8 Keys: Unlocking a Better Life“When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things.” 1 Corinthians 13:11 That’s how we start. Our innocence will take us to places that as adults we dare not tread. …Abusive Relationships5 min readAbusive Relationships5 min read
Apr 14, 2019Member-onlyA Peek Inside the Home of a Narcissist:Four Techniques a Narcissist Uses She was just a teenager when she met him. He was damaged goods. But he was beautiful… on the outside, any young girl would have thought the same. He had already learned the art of manipulation. He was no longer tender. Definitely way past that…Narcissism5 min readNarcissism5 min read
Mar 8, 2019Member-onlyThe Evolution of a NameWhat’s in a Name? In 1922, my father was born on a dusty county road. It was a rural farming community that had lots of corn and cows. It was the best place in all of America to be born. I can’t imagine a more ideal place...unless of course you call having ten babies…Genealogy3 min readGenealogy3 min read
