August 2012

  • Head Held High, Being Me.

    I wonder what the Guest Speaker will say tomorrow evening at the Dial Help Gala?  I wonder what parts of her 7 1/2 year journey out of dysfunction will come to mind? What would the donors who support Dial Help… Continue reading

  • Hair Cut

    My Picture Before…my haircut.   I have been working to grow it out….or perhaps waiting for a Perm…or just loving the ease of wash and go with headbands.  My girls wanted me to try a new hair salon… You can… Continue reading

  • Without their Approval

    Sometimes you don't know what you miss until you get that which you are missing.  I didn't know that it mattered if my mother approved of my actions, when in fact I was blatantly out here doing the opposite of… Continue reading

  • Coat of Expectations

    Every now and again, a ghost of my old self arrives in the present…"there but the Grace of God go I"… It was discerning and uncomfortable, enlightening and affirming…as the new me felt how impossible it was for the two… Continue reading

  • Bond of Our Whole Truth.

    "Trauma into Truth – Gutsy Healing and Why It's Worth It" By Rythea Lee This book is small but packed full of affirmations for my journey…and she sees what I see, feels what I have felt…makes me feel normal through her sharing… Continue reading

  • Wreckage We Called Family.

    Rythea Lee's book, "Trauma into Truth – Gutsy Healing and Why It's Worth It." She has words and her Art…she answers questions that she was asked most often…it is an artful book. Here is one section that popped out to… Continue reading

  • Result of Hostility.

    The chance encounter with my mother, was a snapshot of my relationship with her, the fleeting casual wave as she drove on…into her destination where she wasn't challenged, but rather accepted without question from the little girls. Driving by the… Continue reading