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Originally published October 19, 2011
…would not be enough, if you were to ask me at the moment. But that is just this very moment, when the sky is still dark with cold, late fall, morning rain, and I am the only one awake, procrastinating that daily ritual I call…
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Originally published October 1, 2011
Ever beautiful.
Not in the way that I ever thought I would be – not sandwiched between my mom and my daughter for a day of shopping, or for a baby shower, or any of the number of things that I was fortunate enough to do…
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Originally published September 27, 2011
Need I say more?
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Originally published September 25, 2011
Ok, I will not lie. I should be studying Mendelian genetics, epistasis and other patterns of genomic inheritance. I know this. My professor giving the exam Monday knows this. My husband (yes, my husband… yes, I’m pretty sure I did mention it somewhere) would know it…
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Originally published September 14, 2011
You can find beauty in almost everything. Even those things that seem to have no beauty in them, at all. If you look hard enough, if you wait long enough, you will find the beauty behind the pain, the hurt, and you will find the…
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Originally published September 13, 2011
I made a decision this week. It has been a tough month and a half in all aspects of my life. When I was reflecting upon it earlier with a close friend, it dawned on me that it has been one continual lesson of learning…
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Originally published September 12, 2011
Maybe satisfying one OCD will be enough to divert attention from prosthetic leg obsession.
Pray for me.
He’s already seeing better. The Placebo Effect is alive and well.
P.S. Thank you, Aunt Brandy!!!
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Originally published September 11, 2011
First, I have to make a disclaimer. I am not a hoarder. I eschew accumulation in my life and I only keep those things that have significant emotional value to me. I do not have extra of anything (ok, except maybe books), I buy only…
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Originally published September 10, 2011
Having a child with OCD is sort of like being stuck in some Divine Comedy. For the past month Kellen has been on this obsession that he needs glasses. You have never seen a child so disappointed to be told that he has 20/15 eyesight…
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Oiriginally published September 8, 2011
Last night I was talking to a friend about the mutual challenges we have faced as parents of children who suffered clinical Oppositional Defiance Disorder in their early years. It is difficult to understand the hell one finds oneself in when faced with such a…
A soul on a journey...destination: unknown. Take the long way and enjoy the view. A note when reading this blog: if there is a song attached to a post, it is meant to be listened to as you read through it. Some pieces are constructed as a multi-media presentation. I hope you enjoy!