DUSTING OFF THE LIGHT

My boyfriend was planning a wonderful spread for our Independence Day celebration. I was helping him clean and prepare for the guests. As I gazed around his house I noticed he could use some dusting off the light above his dining room table. I mentioned it to him and...

CRITICISM AND NEGATIVITY

All of my life I have fought this monster. The monster is criticism and negativity.  The monster ate at my soul and tried relentlessly to devour my dreams.  I was surrounded as a child by people who constantly made me feel as if I was lacking. Criticism and negativity...

THE “OTHER” WOMAN

It can happen so easily. The “other woman” slides into marriage on the heels of compassion. She is the husbands’ “confidant.” Soon the man  chooses to discuss the difficulties of his marriage with this woman.  The woman is understanding...

EXCLUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS

I have been in exclusive relationships almost all of my life. Of those relationships the one that stands out in my mind as being the sweetest, is one in which an exclusive agreement was not actually ever spoken. I was fourteen when I met that man. My mother had...

WHY WAS HER ROOM ALWAYS A MESS?

My daughter’s room all during high school was a mess. Why was her room always a mess? She was busy being popular, constantly jetting out the door to meet up with friends. I encouraged her to clean it up. I was ignored. I decided to just let it go. It was her...