What the Difficult Person on Your Christmas List Really Wants
We’ve all got one on our Christmas list. The difficult person to shop for, or the person who could have…
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We’ve all got one on our Christmas list. The difficult person to shop for, or the person who could have…
Continue ReadingI have a crappy stomach. (In a moment, you will really appreciate that pun.) For years, foods have caused discomfort.…
Continue ReadingI was 17 years old and a senior in high school when my father passed away after a lengthy battle…
Continue ReadingAfter over two decades of fighting for my marriage, it ended in divorce two weeks before Christmas. At the time,…
Continue ReadingI was a teenager when my mom disappeared. One day she was there—and then she wasn’t. No warning. No goodbye.…
Continue ReadingChristmas is perhaps the most nostalgic time of the year. Few things are more picturesque than an adorned tree surrounded…
Continue ReadingDad, you just turned 70, a milestone I never expected to see. You had your first heart attack in your…
Continue ReadingSitting in the dermatologist's waiting room for my annual skin cancer screening, it doesn't take long to realize it's going…
Continue ReadingAt first glance, this decorated Christmas Tree is a type A person’s nightmare. Its ornaments are mismatched, and the branches…
Continue ReadingFor 30 years, Thanksgiving was a wound I didn’t know how to stop reopening. It wasn’t the turkey or the…
Continue ReadingIt is the time of year when we focus on blessings, gratitude, and gifts—both giving and receiving. I was the…
Continue ReadingFor years, I mistook endurance for strength. I wore survival like a crown, holding myself upright through heartbreaks, disappointments, and betrayals.…
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