October 2012

  • Harder than being abused.

    A few days ago I talked about "Family No Matter What" and how this sentiment is what keeps families bound together; no matter what treatment goes on within the home.   That it is seen as respectable and loving to… Continue reading

  • Stand in Harms Way

    I have been twisting my situation around and around in my head; the awkwardness of being estranged and having your parent die and how others are unsure of what this means to us. I finally got it. Death is a… Continue reading

  • Change the Legacy.

      "The gift of the Habit of Forgiveness is that it reverses our tendency to allow the sins of the offender to eclipse the freedom and power of the wounded. In the end, Forgiveness is less about the offender than… Continue reading

  • Sands of the Caribbean

    This is my last picture of my jeep, before it became "Not My Jeep".  I was a bit sad to see it go, for I had just gotten back into it after a long summer in the mail car.  I… Continue reading

  • Their dad.

    "REST IN PEACE" is for the living… is a phrase I read somewhere…and I agree.   My father passed away.  Most often I call him Ray. The father part, for me, died about 8 years ago.  My sorrow was then,… Continue reading

  • We don’t come with Maps.

    "We come with all these parts and no instructions how they go together. It is so tempting to want the answers before we begin the journey. We like to know our way. We like to have maps. We like to… Continue reading

  • Art in Progress…

    What I did on my day off.   I completed the background of another beach scene….I loved the way the colors worked together. The bright white spot in the sky is the way the dyed fabric came out.  I like… Continue reading

  • Art

    I unplugged from my life and my husband and I took a long weekend to Door County. The weather was Fall…temps near 40 and climbing up to 50…with strong winds off of Lake Michigan.   Our first day we sat… Continue reading

  • Trying to Stop Evil.

    In my past couple of posts, I let loose my frustrations of how imbalanced it appears when you are trying to bring an end to an abusive relationship.  How it isn't just an easy exit.  Each party has Rights, and… Continue reading

  • Save a child.

    As I witness a mother try to exit an abusive marriage, keep her children from her abusive husband, the general theme seems to be, Prove It. Show us beyond a reasonable doubt that things are not pleasant.  The burden of… Continue reading