I didn’t really know what it was called at the time, I just knew I was miserable and I had arrived at a place where something had to give. I knew my toes were touching the threshold of a doorway where everything changed and I didn’t know what was on the other side, but I believed it had to be better than the place where I was standing. And it was scary. I had grown up in this place in many ways. My dad was a drinker who never self-identified as an alcoholic. He was not an ang

Love makes it a home. Each day this week the temperature is forecast to swing back and forth in the 40s and 60s! I think, I hope, I pray, we have turned a corner towards truly being Spring. I’m so ready. I can actually envision doing some of the work that I want to get done. Christina asked if we could have Jeremiah’s birthday party here at the house. I said yes, we’ll make it work. And we will. I am learning things, even deeper and more meaningful than ever before. It seems

Outside my window… there is still snow, but the sun is finally shining. Our deck is still a wreck LOL but there is hope that it will soon be cleaned up, repaired, expanded and ready for use for the whole family and lots of gatherings with friends over the Summer  months and even more if we can find a way to keep it warm enough in the Fall. I checked the forecast on the weather app this morning and I can see a change coming in the next week or so. Before long I will be tempted