My mother's second husband adopted my sister and me. His mother gave me a Bible. I don't remember going to church at that age, though I did. The only church I remembered was the Catholic church that my abusers took me to as a toddler....
When I was a toddler, my family went camping. One night, drunken uncles swung my father over a bon fire, by his arms and legs. I was hysterical, positive they were going to throw him atop the huge flames. From my vantage point, it seemed...
The internet poses new challenges for parents. Keeping kids safe from identity thieves, predators, and role playing strangers has to be part of our education on defensive strategy, particularly social media.When my children were small, I stayed away from cameras because I was afraid that...
The snow is gently falling again this morning. After weeks of phone calls and emails and social media posts for presidential hopefuls, it's calm. It is time for reflection in New Hampshire, unless you are heavily involved in a campaign. It's time to clean up...
The rights of a woman and her preborn child are not at odds. How cruel are you? You influence people all across the country and around the world and you have that to say? Governor Christie is a type for politicians that say they're pro-life,...
We all think that people are like us. "To the pure, all things are pure. To the defiled, nothing is pure." Titus 1:15 Most parents would never consider that 90% of sexually abused children know their abuser.Predators are like spiders. They carefully craft their web and...
Lyme sucks the life right out of everything. The meds and supplements in the photo above, are a bridge to help me retrieve it. Life, that is. It has been rough. My faith has been challenged, like never before. My relationships have been challenged. Our...
Tomorrow is my birthday. When my mom was 15 years old, she was raped. When she found out she was pregnant with me, she said, "We're in this together." She immediately recognized that I was a second victim of his crime. He'd convinced her that...
When I was homeschooling my children, I would tell people to use the books, don't let the books use you. There was a lot of, what I called "make-work" in some books. For example, if the subject was an event in history, there would be...
I know very few people who have truly relaxing Christmas traditions. Most are a flurry of activity. Parties, pastries, and plenty of 'off diet' foods.We splurge at Christmas time. The holidays are very often self indulgent. Sure there are gifts and the giving is fun,...