"The way I change my life is getting down and dirty, doing the work it takes to get where I need or desire to be. At times I have felt my heart unable to take any more impacts, or even impulses, whether good or bad. It's kind of tough to describe......"
Read moreUshering in renewal.
"We are home for a few days after our snowy travels and some of the best boys volleyball Logan's played since Southern CA. So thankful to take part in such a great caliber of competition. It has brought out the best........"
Read moreSurreal moments
"A dose of reality hit tonight as Logan told me the second semester of his senior year in HS will begin tomorrow. He scraped his last lunch tray with friends who will have a different lunch period than he. I somehow still can't get over the surreal feelings I continue to have......."
Read moreBeing real.
"In the last few years, I have encountered and engaged many types of people. I have had the great pleasure of meeting all kinds from coast to coast, on the many ventures we have had. As I share my raw emotion, others are enabled to be real themselves........ and open up."
Read moreImagine a sound.
"magine a voice, a sound you were accustomed to hearing and then, suddenly silent........"
Read morePalpable anticipation.
"I continue to be amazed at the phases of grief when one determines to move forward in the process and take the path towards recovery. The "fear of loss" is a powerful pull towards the past, negates the present, and has the potential to destroy the future..........."
Read moreDigging in.
"Did you ever feel like you put so much out, time and again, and seem to get little to nothing in return? I know this can apply to many and any areas in life; in my soul, I do get tired. I want response. Action. In most cases, prayer is like this......."
Read moreI'll Show You.
"Today I started the week back in business during the holiday season. It feels as if these holidays are stretching out way longer than I remember smile emoticon I also realize the importance of engaging my brain and my desire to "work". My ambitions never take a break........."
Read moreDreaming big in 2016.
"It remains amazing to me how we all often look for acceptance, but time and again, do not know how to receive when we finally get it........"
Read moreImparting and Passing on.
"Last year on this day, we were fortunate enough to be traveling back east to our home in Pennsylvania with a SoCal VB teammate and friend Sean smile emoticon Because we've acclimated and adapted pretty well, it's easy to forget we weren't around for all the festivities of the season in the last two years."
Read moreFeeling without fear.
"In the last few weeks, I have felt highs and lows and my kids wonder about the phases in my life, to which I tell them to shut it smile emoticon Everyone has emotions, and they can either rule my actions, or make me determine to keep them under control. I cannot however, control another's responses."
Read moreHappy.
"Several years ago during a high school volleyball season, friendships were formed. While waiting between games, a few of us females got lunch together and found out we could make a really nice group of friends. None of our lives are exactly the same, but the common bonds are built......"
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