Category Archives: Just Me Talking

In the beginning…of her young life, anyway…there was very little that was good. Cecile lived in a dysfunctional family plagued by alcohol, violence, and abuse. The baby of the family, she should have been doted upon and made to feel … Continue reading →

Credit: Shutterstock / Andrii Kondiuk Let me guess. Even in your worst nightmares you never imagined addiction would be on your own doorstep. After all, it’s something that happens to other people’s children, not yours. That’s what I thought, too…until … Continue reading →

“You’ve been married eight years and never agued with your husband? No way!” I get this reaction almost every time I mention the fact that my husband and I have yet to argue in more than eight years of marriage. … Continue reading →

There are plenty of how-to books out there On how best to raise children. My parents’ generation had Dr. Spock, mine had Dr. James Dobson. As a parent I must admit I just winged it. It would be great if … Continue reading →

My heart stood still as I lay next to you, my ear pressed against your back. I listened to you breathe and the sound reminded me to catch my own breath. I was amazed to realize that in my very … Continue reading →

A Glimpse of You (If only for a little while) We were excited with the news that you would come to be. For months we dreamed, we planned and wished, and waited patiently. But fatefully you’d never know the love … Continue reading →