Cry Laugh Heal

"Stay In Your Own Movie"   ~ DeVon Franklin   When my son was a young child, he would talk about going to various friend...

One of my sisters sent me the video posted below that's about Moms and the endless, loving support they give their children.  In the ca...

Today's post is a shout out to all of the men out there who have lost their wives or partners and are working hard to juggle the never ...

No matter what our age or place in life, we always remember the people who are kind.   For instance, during the homily of a friend'...

I know the calendar says it's the month of October but there have been days when it has felt as though it were July.  When it feels...

I see my husband in my son in small ways:  the way he rolls up his long sleeved shirts, the set of his jaw when he is annoyed or determined...

Last week a childhood friend of my father's died.  They had known each other since they were in grade school and met each other while p...

Angelina Jolie made a powerful decision. It's not a decision that every woman has the opportunity to make, but I stand and applaud he...

Even though your world probably stopped when you lost a loved one, the world around you has continued  with its usual routine.   I know...

When I am with my good solid girlfriends -- women whom I have known for years and years and years -- I know I am blessed. When we get ...

I know a few widowed mothers and have great respect for how they handle the role of single parent. I don't know any widowed fathers s...

Happy Birthday Love today to a Special Person in Heaven.   The Birthday Boy was an abrupt-on-the-outside, marshmellow-on-the-inside kin...

Today we have a guest blogger, a fellow writer, Melissa Knights Bertrand.  In the interest of full disclosure, I work with Melissa's br...

  Nora Ephron Crying is unsettling.  Especially if you are watching one of your parents do it.   My son hates it when I cry and h...