A Song Not Scored For Breathing

How can it be that I find less time to write here now that there isn't a baby in the house? About ten days ago we helped our son gath...

Our infant grandson came home last night after being gone close to three weeks. Those weeks make such a difference in the life of a baby...

Isn't that what they call it when you are playing some kind of video game and you're going to the next level? I have no idea. My ...

I feel like I'm in some kind of emotional boot camp these past few days. Every day, sometimes multiple times a day, I type things on my...

It is late and everyone else is asleep. My brain is still busy and because, last night sleep was elusive, I best just type away until I can...

The meme that is attached to this post? I would've chucked it at you yesterday , were that possible. But today I felt desperate for som...

Most of my coworkers are on their last few days of work this week for the summer. I've yet to find out how many vacation days I have to...

I don't know how other people process stuff that is going on in their lives. I can't imagine carrying it around in my head and leav...

Two half days of work and it's Friday. Nice. That picture? Hard pill to swallow. My trauma got triggered earlier this week and I was ...

I return to work in a week from today. I wrote that sentence nearly a week ago. That tells you what life has been like lately. I return t...

Things you (re)learn with a baby in the house: you will never regret time spent holding them. Ever. when they start to make those cooi...

Friday. The end of a busy week although weekends haven't meant much to me since I've been off work. Right now there is an 8 week ol...

I sent this meme to my therapist the other day. She works hard at helping me re-frame things. At helping me see where I'm doing thing...

Monday morning. I got up and went swimming. I haven't had a regular swimming practice in seven months. It feels good to begin doing thi...

Today has been a hard day. I need to type a little before I go to sleep. So that I can sleep. A friend and I went to the hospital today a...

Our little corner of the world has been turned upside down of late. We have a newborn baby in our house and we are sleep deprived.  ...

There's been too much going on and not enough energy to write about it. I actually spent a bit of time just now looking for a meme abou...

The service for my friend was this week. A group of us traveled to the foothills of the Rockies to say goodbye to her. I have never cried s...

My friend, who I have been accompanying to cancer treatments, passed away this morning. The photo is the last thing she posted on her socia...

Watching someone in labour is holy. Watching your son hold his son for the first time is cry worthy. Baby snuggles are therapeutic. You ...