It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, with a focus on anxiety, so I thought I’d share my personal story on the topic. Please know this is a hard…
On my way to England yesterday, I made a stop at Melrose Abbey in the Scottish borders. It had been about a dozen years since my last visit…
Today marks five years since I lost my beloved husband so suddenly; so unexpectedly. You’d think that after five years it would feel like a distant memory,…
It’s been nearly five years since I last kissed my husband goodnight. It’s been that long since I’ve fallen asleep in his arms; since I’ve…
I’ve never been a swimmer, but I’ve always loved the water. I tend to dip my toes in slowly to check the temperature then inch-by-inch…
“You will feel better than this. Maybe not yet. But you will. You just keep living, until you’re alive again.” I heard this quote the…
I was born 40 years ago today. It was a Thursday and I like to think that it was a day of great celebration. I…
Today is the last day of my 30s, so it seems appropriate to reflect on the decade in preparation for the start of my 40s.…
Way back on 6 February 2002, my friend bailed out on a day trip to St Andrews. With nothing better to do, I decided to walk…
(Updated September 2020; see the end of the post.) I was halfway over the Atlantic when I moved my wedding rings from my left hand…
Birthdays are to be celebrated. Always. Even if that celebration is as simple as an inward smile and the reflection on happy memories of birthdays…
I’ve come to a major fork in life’s journey and all of my maps are outdated and tattered. There are very few signs and a…
Today was a bit of a hodgepodge day that consisted of shopping, tourist-ing, and panic attacks. But there were no rattlesnakes. Well, at least none…
I went to the cemetery to see Paul today and ended up digging away under his headstone. I hadn’t really planned on that, or I’d have…
I’m on the train to England now and will be flying home to America tomorrow morning. It’s weird because part of me feels like I…
She stood staring at the ticket in her hands, her mouth trembling as she tried not to cry. As she crept further along the security…
I want to go away on holiday somewhere. It doesn’t have to be far away; just a nice holiday away from home. I want to…
Eight years ago, I stood at the altar of St John the Baptist Catholic Church and professed my love and dedication to the man who taught me…
Life is so very different without Paul and these past four years have been a rollercoaster ride that I never could have imagined. Without Paul,…
There is a glitch in Just Frances, the person, that I can’t seem to repair. It started when I first got the Frances 3.0 upgrade…