I recently did a Lamplighter presentation in Sedona, AZ for an organization called Kinship Kare of Northern Arizona (KKONA). They provide support for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. As a grandmother myself I couldn’t imagine raising a grandchild at my age. Where would I get the energy, the wisdom,…
When I was a little girl growing up in small towns in the Midwest every year at Christmas time my maternal grandparents, along with other family relatives, mailed to us large boxes filled with gifts for the entire family, gifts that had to take the place of our loved ones…
I share the Simple Pleasures that fill my days. After many decades of shadowed memories dark with despair, suicide attempts, abusers, too much partying, and life in a women’s shelter, I find a way to REPAIR my life and experience the wholeness of Simple Pleasures and being the happiest person I know.
One of the qualities of life that children who were abused, especially by one or both of their parents did not receive, is stability. There is a constancy, a steadiness that is lacking in a dysfunctional family system. Without knowing it they unconsciously crave dependency. A baby knows they will…
On Thursday of this week I watched the entire hearing between Dr. Christine Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh. It was riveting, great political theater and a disgusting testimony to our political system. Ms. Ford was compelling. Watching her I had no doubt she had been sexually attacked. She also seemed…
