LOVING MY FAMILY

Why can't my family just let me be who I am? I frequently asked myself this question when I was a teenager.

Our Halloween was always more than just a night of being in costume and thrusting out plastic jack-o'-lanterns with the yell "trick or treat". It was a series of events leading up to the payoff on October 31st.

Bipolar disorder is a devestating disease for both the affected person and his or her family.

"A Smokey Mountain Christmas" is an amazing movie that has touched our heart and soul because of personal experience.

Easter is special to me because, even amidst all the secular marketing surrounding other Christian holidays, the celebration has still maintained its sacredness.

What good is a mission if one doesn't invite others to hold one accountable?

Family is one of the most important things in a person's life. The bonds that keep family close are always attached to you, wherever you are, as strange as that may sound.

Father's Day holds a special place in my heart, and it's because I was fortunate enough to have several older males in my family who were loving, caring men.

Have frank discussions about the limitations of the illness and concerns of each family member.

Never interested in genealogy, I had always heard rumors from my talented cousins growing up that the composer Bach was our great great grandfather. I believed my father's family were from Germany and my mother's family came from France and England.

This article shares my bucket list.

The Christmas of 1998 will be remembered for a funeral, lost joy, a new sense of hope, and the mingling of Christians, Muslims, and a loving God.

I orginally began writing this poem at age 9 when my birth Mother died and have added to it to celebrate all the women in my life who loved, cared, and mentored me. Some of the women in my poem are blood relatives and others are related not by blood but through love.

This article details the life and times of my family's first adopted dog, Duchess. Duchess was the pride and joy of my family. We are mourning the 23rd anniversary of her passing December 29th.

.....suddenly a bunny I had not previously noticed made eye contact with me, her ears fully alert, her eyes wide open and questioning. She looked deep into my eyes, as if to tell me "I choose you."......