Personality Type? Green, go with the flow

I “flow” because I’m a little lazy. It takes a lot of fight and energy to beat back the river.

Whose story is it anyway?

Whose story is it anyway?

If you’re not sure if you should be sharing your friend’s story, read this.

Open letter to a lost friend: Six Dollars and a Deadly Secret

Open letter to a lost friend: Six Dollars and a Deadly Secret

I had known you for twenty years, but in ten months, I learned I didn’t know you at all.

Open letter to a lost friend: Adrift

Open letter to a lost friend: Adrift

The afternoon was pleasant, yet on that day I understood that our friendship had reached its natural end.

I didn’t plan to be a mom.

I didn’t plan to be a mom.

The most important part of Mother’s Day for me is my children. Not the card. Not the flowers. Not a gift. Certainly not guilting them into cooking, cleaning, or taking me out to eat (although I confess I tried that once or twice ). Mother´s Day is about this unexpected path, a journey I never imagined for myself. Motherhood. My children.

I don’t want your money, but . . .

I don’t want your money, but . . .

I didn’t have a pocketful of coins to reach for, but this lady didn’t want my money. She wanted groceries. I reached past my what-ifs to find the compassion to look into the her eyes.