I woke up this morning. What an obvious statement. "Of course, you woke up this morning," one might say. But for a long time, I didn't wake up in the morning because I never went to sleep. It was March 2014 and my life was hectic. I was working 30 hours a week as...
Continued from Date with Destiny - Part I and Date with Destiny Part II. The rain cascaded in tiny rivulets down the century-old old window panes. She stood there with her head pressed against the cold glass. A pretty 7 year old girl with straight, blond hair. Her...
Continued from Date with Destiny - Part I. Please read Part I first. I am proud to come from a line of hard working, stoic German farmers whose family motto was work hard, play hard. My problem is that I have the work hard thing down cold. Play hard...not so much. I...
If I made a different decision, could I have avoided it all? Avoided the pain? Avoided the breakdown? Avoided the trauma? I ask that question of myself many times. For a myriad of reasons, I am confident the answer is no. Perhaps I could have staved it off for a...
I remember it well. Just over a year ago I was driving the girls to school. The sun was shining and my heart was full. I had never felt better or happier. A song came on the radio, and these words swirled in my head and my heart... Make me broken, so I can be...
It's back. The debilitating anxiety has returned. An unsuccessful attempt to lower one of my medications (as recommended by my naturopth) has landed me back in the throws of darkness. Honestly, I had forgotten just how bad it could get. These past few months have...
I hear small feet skipping in and see a pair of brightly colored sneakers enter the bathroom stall next to me. Unexpected words are spoken into the stillness of a school bathroom. The little voice asks, Does anybody know me? I startle at the question and reply...
Written across the ages, it forms. Each life, a thread, expertly written across the page. I long to know The Story and my part in it. Most days, I attempt to write my own plot and protest in frustration when the chapter doesn't go the way I planned. Crumpled bits of...
I know You're there, God. It's me, Laura. I guess you know that I've been struggling for quite some time about what to do here in this space. Seeking The Still has been my quest for several years now. Ever since You whispered the idea to me on a springtime day, and...
Several bloggers I admire have joined a challenge to write a post each day during the month of October for 31 Days of {Change}. There are over one thousand interesting topics that women are writing about this month. I am late to the party. I did not have a topic...