To You: I’m not easy to live with. I’m not easy to be friends with. I’m not easy to love. I’m complicated. Mental illness has not been kind to me these last few years. Some days I’m clingy and dependent. Other days I’m distant and drive you away- as far away as I can. Some…
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Keep You Safe- Vlog 1.0
How Am I? I Am In The Trenches.
I came home from church today ready for a nap. All morning I was fielding questions about how Mason’s procedure went and what our treatment options are. People hugged us and asked how we were doing. I don’t lie anymore. I don’t tell people I’m doing great. I don’t tell them I’m ok when I’m…
Parenting with Depression
There are days I feel like I don’t know how to be a parent with depression. It’s hard to hear your kids say things like “Mommy is always sick” or “Mommy is always at the doctor or in the hospital”, or the one that really stings “Mommy, why can’t you just get out of bed…
It’s been a few weeks…
And I sincerely apologize. I’ve been so very busy with a few VERY exciting things!!! First, I signed my contract with Westbow Press, a division of Thomas Nelson Zondervan!!!! My book is in the publishing process, friends!! I could not be more excited about this journey. I am thrilled about its debut in early 2015….
Because I’ve Been There.
Suicide. It’s an ugly word. A word most people avoid. Right now, it’s plastered all over social media because one of entertainment’s biggest icons took his own life. I’ll be the first to admit that it took my breath away and I cried when I found out that Robin Williams took his own life. That pain…