I have been told time heals all wounds, but does it? Life is a series of experiences triumphs & tragedies that the passage of time can soften our memories of. Time however, doesn't make those feelings go away. As we grow older & have more memories in our memory bank we can be selective as…
Grateful
Optimist or pessimist? Do you find the 'good' in life and others or do you focus on the 'bad'? Life is a never-ending series of triumphs and challenges. The continual barrage of changing circumstances can be frightening or invigorating, it depends upon your perspective. I am an eternal optimist. I embrace what's good…
Rene A. Mount
What's in a name? A nomenclature; a title or an identity? Names have a way of changing over time. At birth you are given one, at some religious ceremonies you get to add one, and at marriage you can change one. Who owns a name? Is it an entity that someone controls? For celebrities who…
1st Anniversary
It's my daughter Lauren and son-in-law Michael's first wedding anniversary. A year of firsts; first home, first holidays and first baby. Time moves on so quickly that we sometimes get so involved in the everyday routines that we forget to take notice of those special moments and they just pass. One year ago today Lauren…
The Non-coincidental Coincidence
Life has a funny way of presenting coincidence. There are some who say coincidence is just irony, I on the other hand beg to differ. Coincidence in my mind is God's way of putting 'pieces' of life's complications together. Tonight I attended a long time friends nuptials. For someone who has never been married, the…
A Secret Adventure Called My Life
I dropped my youngest daughter off at college this week. My 'baby' is gone and after 24 years of chaos and kids, I finally have gotten a moment alone. My life has been filled with laughter and tears, hopes and disappointment and more drama than I personally care for. I got married only to have…
Happy Birthday Mom!
October 24th is my mother's birthday. She turned 85 years old today and my family is very blessed to still have her and my dad with us. My mother is suffering from issues and at her age she is not alone, but generally she is fine. How do you celebrate a birthday when you turn…
Celebrate 2013!
January 2013 is off to a quick start and another year is well on its way. There is a saying that time flies when you are having fun, so I guess I must be having a blast because weeks just seem to zip by. The new year is like a reboot for our lives, a chance…
62 Years of Marriage……Happy Anniversary!
Today, June 12, is my parents 62nd wedding anniversary. Sixty two years is a long time and a feat that most people will never accomplish with today's current divorce rate around fifty percent. My parents are from a different generation of people who understood sacrifice. Depression era kids, they knew poverty and worked hard to give their family a better…
Divorce and the Holidays
Life is very interesting. We all plan our futures and God laughs when he throws us a curveball. Change is something that most of us want nothing to do with as it makes us uncomfortable, yet it happens each and everyday. We never notice it because usually the change is slight and happens over time,…
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