I Can’t Be Bitter, Because I Chose This Life

I am a good girl.  I have always prided myself in following the rules, doing what others expect of me, and keeping my word.  Maybe that’s why it’s been so hard to swallow when life hasn’t turned out the way I thought it would.  How could my ex-boyfriend have deceived me like he did, when…

What My Child Sees in Me

Sometimes the greatest blessings can come from the simplest and even messiest moments.  That was certainly true for me this morning. I was looking into my son’s eyes before the sun rose, as he was lying curled up in the fetal position next to me, feverish and miserable with the stomach flu, when he did…