The dog, the horse, and the elephant. Sounds like the start of a good joke – a dog, horse, and elephant walk into a bar. These three are the bane of my existence because they are how I describe the level of depression I am experiencing. When depression takes a hold of me I say… Continue reading The dog, the horse, and the elephant

Last night I had friends over for dinner.  They came to support me because I had a rough day and I couldn’t seem to get out of my own way.  I had a lot bottled up inside of me and I love that they were there not only to listen to me but to hear… Continue reading One More Day

I have had a thought process going for about a month and I will eventually write about it. Right now what is overwhelming me is my ache for Christmas. I miss the all activities surrounding Christmas. I miss picking out the perfect Christmas tree and knowing on the way into the house there was going… Continue reading I ache….

As I travel down this road of grief I am unfortunately not alone. I have read several blog, posts, and gleaned first hand knowledge from my Compassionate Friends Group to know the path may be the same but we experience grief in our own way. Some have lost their children through violence, suicide, sickness, or… Continue reading Support

My life before losing Courtney Michelle was a breeze. I felt as if I were on top of the world, unstoppable. I know I was blessed because I had success at work, as a single parent I purchased a home for me and my daughter, able to afford one year of tuition for my daughter’s… Continue reading Roar to Whimper

I’ve heard it said there are three things in life you can count on – taxes, death, and change. Taxes? What are you going to do? Just pay them and try to get back as much of the money as possible at tax time. Death? I definitely have a different view on death. Instead of… Continue reading Change

In 29 more days I will do all the things we loved to do together for celebration of your birthday.  The morning will start with the breakfast of champions – Dunkin Donuts (sorry Wheaties).  There will be shopping at Sam Moon for jewelry or a trinket that has lots of bling. DSW and Sephora are… Continue reading Birthdays