The Dad I Wish I Could Still Be

The Dad I Wish I Could Still Be

Regrets. They can eat away at your soul.They can cause you to rethink and re-rethink every decision made.They can make even the happiest time seem like sheer drudgery.“I could be doing this,” but … regret.“I could spend time with this person,” but … regret.“I could...
Pebbles

Pebbles

God has a way of teaching lessons to me when I run. Yes, I do still run from time to time. Not like I used to years ago, but I run nonetheless. A couple of days a week, when the weather is beautiful, and I need the fresh air, I’ll lace up my shoes and head out...
Foundations

Foundations

This is the view outside our front window. It looks like nothing, right? Just an empty lot. However, a month ago, a house stood here.  A house that had been here for many years. It was a strong, brick house that sat on an equally strong foundation. The house that...
Finding My Place

Finding My Place

I don’t fit in anymore. It’s true. I can’t seem to find my place. It’s the strangest feeling. Typically, I’m the fun one, the friendly one, the one with the sparkling personality … yeah, that was me. Grief and loss have changed me...
Catching My Breath

Catching My Breath

Some days I find it hard to simply catch my breath. One tiny moment can change my day.  I feel like I’m suffocating. It comes so unexpectedly. Out of nowhere, the flood hits. It crashes over me, leaving my gasping for air. “I can’t breathe, I...
Warts

Warts

Warts are so disgusting.  I envision frogs and witches’ noses any time I think of them. They’re simply hideous. Well, as luck would have it, I have developed a wart on the bottom of my heel. Not just your everyday, run-of-the-mill wart, but a plantar wart....