During the night Sunday night and into early Monday morning, the throbbing pain in my left foot and ankle that I wrote about in my last blog post escalated into the most horrifying and unbearable pain I have EVER experienced. As I point of reference, I didn't cry during labor with Sara Marie - I... Continue Reading →
let’s all say it together now: “i have no idea.”
A few months ago, Andrew Stoecklein, the senior pastor of Inland Hills Church in Chino, California, committed suicide at age 30, leaving behind his precious wife Kayla, their three young sons, and his mother and two siblings. Prior to his death, he had been struggling with depression and anxiety and had just returned to the... Continue Reading →
oh, the anxiety.
I can't sleep tonight. The anxiety disorder that plagues me more often than I care to admit is running amok and I am having the worst time trying to get a handle on it. As y'all know, I've had the flu-y flu flu - and it's lingering. My temp continues to randomly shoot up -... Continue Reading →
getting back on the (paleo) wagon
We've had so many things going on in our home in the past few weeks. There have been some fabulous things: Our Sara celebrated her 15th Birthday. And my amazing cousin Blair and I finally got to go to our long awaited Lauren Daigle concert. AND my Red Sox won the World Series. If you... Continue Reading →
i’m getting (back) in the ring – like the strong bleeding heart liberal feminist I am.
Since the 1992 Clinton/Gore campaign, I've been a true yellow dog Democrat. At the time, my Daddy worked every other week in Arkansas and I had him bringing me back all kinds of campaign gear, several years before I was old enough to vote. He said I'd be more conservative when I got older -... Continue Reading →
feeling the invisible.
Y'all, it has been a holy hell, beast of a week, with all kinds of new and exciting symptoms manifesting - yay, autoimmune disease - and old foolishness rearing it's ugly head too. All I have for this is "What the Frack?" As it happens, it's also Invisible Illness & Disability Awareness Week - that's... Continue Reading →
