My Love Story – 40 Years Strong

I have tried to sit down and write this story a hundred times, but every time I do it just sounds like any other love story.  But that isn’t the truth. This story is special. This story is about two people who have loved each other more and more every day for forty years.  It is a love story like no one has ever told. It is a story of love at first sight, soul mates, and happily ever after. It is about two people that love each other more...

Five Free Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Mother's Day is right around the corner.  I know what you are saying, "Giving gifts on Mother's Day is the hardest! I have no idea what she wants." As a mother I can tell you, giving gifts on Mother's Day is the easiest thing in the world!  As our children get older and leave home, a mother only wishes are to be loved unconditionally, spend time with her children,  let us know you care, trust our advice, and allow us to be part of your...

Bleach Stains and Tears – A Story About Living with Depression

A Story About Living With Depression - Not a Fairy-Tale This post has sensitive material.  In addition, it has affiliate links. My blog is a place to get my story out.  I really don’t have a story.  Does anyone have a story?  A story implies a happily ever after.  I truly do not believe in happily ever after.  I don't believe they exist in life, only in fairy-tales. Fairy-tale lives are just that, tales of once-upon-a-time, and I do not...

Thankful

What makes you the most thankful? We are asked this question a lot this time of year. I don't even have to hesitate when I answer this question, this year. I am thankful for my life. Everyday I wake up, is a good day. No, I did not survive a terminal disease that ravaged my body, I survived a disease that ravaged my mind. I lived in a dark place for a few years, and yes, at times I wished I were not on Earth anymore. I consider myself lucky to...