Contact Lens #21

This morning was the Out of the Darkness walk for the awareness and prevention of suicide.  I had actually forgotten about it until about ...

Back in 2013, I wrote a blog post about song lyrics that meant something to me.  I quoted The Fray's "How to Safe a Life", par...

I have a theory that our lives pass in seasons, and those seasons typically have themes.  Before my current season of loss, graduate school ...

I had another episode today.  There were variables that led to it, but I will leave those be as there is nothing good that comes from tellin...

July 25th marks 22 years since my mother passed away and almost 4 months since my brother died. I have not been quiet regarding my struggl...

Today, I remembered why being the mother of a child with Down syndrome, apraxia, and Sensory Processing Disorder (currently not recognized b...

The girl was always me.  Putting her in a bell jar, looking at her from the outside, was safer, but I'm weary.  I'm tired of pretend...