Faith & Roses

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  • December 24, 2023

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    Of all the people… of all songs??!! Never did I choose this. My Higher Power came on my heart as I had thoughts of Mom. “Barry Manilow — There’s a piece of a song in my heart… what is that song??? It’s on me — pieces of lyrics running into pieces of melody!!” And there…

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  • December 19, 2023

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    And so it begins. I’m simply loving this. Sitting here in the quiet of the morning, daylight streaming through Mom’s stained glass in my kitchen window; ‘Nanda, my [never had a cat before in my entire life] new roommate zealously working at her scratching post. I shake my head marveling. Precious, tangible memories of my…

  • December 7 – 16,2023

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    Random thought: Little girl boo-boos and a woman’s indignation. Yep. That’s me. I keep seeking a higher power and then I squeeze my eyes tight and hold my hands over ears. I choose to struggle. I revert to last ditch battle cries and my very own “rebel yell.” I seem to be trying to get…

  • December 6, 2023

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    Courage: Bravery. Mettle. Resolution. Perseverance. Determination. Tenacity. Audacity. Resolution. Perseverance. One of the most courageous things I have ever done was learning to walk through the hours without seeing my children every single day. Way back when—30 years ago now?—man, that was a dark, dark time. I couldn’t see my hand in front of my…

  • December 3, 2023

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    Short, sweet, and to the point are the markers of our “time.” Or should I say “bittersweet.” I’ve lived long enough to have witnessed many changes. Things that were once all around me… a part of everyday life, have come and gone. Yet, isn’t that true of every generation? Man’s evolution / evolving. Change is…

  • December 1, 2023

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    It is my “NA Anniversary.” Thirty-one years. Thirty-one years ago I was living with a husband and our two children. I had run out of ways and means to continue to medicate myself. I had no idea of anything I felt inside. No idea of how to stop the drugs. I was scared and didn’t…

  • THESE DAYS – written by Jackson Browne

    I’ve been out walkingI don’t do that much talking these daysThese daysThese days I seem to think a lotAbout the things that I forgot to doAnd all the times I had the chance toI’ve stopped my ramblingI don’t do too much gambling these daysThese daysThese days I seem to think aboutHow all the changes came…

  • Gratitude – 11/2022