Jesus, Coffee, and Naps

Taking a cue from the sign in my kitchen I decided to count my blessings. Research proves gratitude is a powerful influence on mental health.  I decided to list forty-three things for which I am grateful.  At first, the list lurched and stopped, like someone learning to drive a manual transmission. Then, the blessings flowed faster than I could write. Gratitude is a powerful influence on mental health. Click To Tweet Count Your Blessings Here is my list: Today I woke Able t

My beloved of nearly nineteen years, inched closer to me. He knows I needed a compassionate listening ear.  “I wish I could have my old self back just for one day.” Sipping his own mug of liquid mercy, my husband asked, “What would you do?” “I would run. I miss the feeling of my heart pounding in my chest, breath synchronized to rhythm of my pace, and sweat on my face.” He laughed and said, “I guess I’m lazy because running does not sound fun to me.” “After running,” I said,

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font=”Georgia||||” text_text_color=”#000000″] A few weeks ago, I admitted to my husband that I wanted to skip past the holidays and go straight to January. The sting in my heart surrounding this Thanksgiving and Christmas was so severe,