That’s me in the corner

I’ve been reading a new series that was recently recommended to me: So You Want To Be A Wizard. It’s a fun series, well written. The first book is kid appropriate, I think. I would recommend it more widely as a great book for kids, but the infrequent...

ADHD Story time

Posted on an ADHD FB groupMy mother has ADHD, and all four of her children inherited it in some form. I’m combined inattentive and hyperactive, and very hyperactive. I was easily diagnosed, even in 1990 as a girl. My mother got her diagnosis because the books...

Slow Beginnings

When I started writing, it was still March fifth. This an odd day, today, falling as it does between Clean Monday and Ash Wednesday, which, despite the seeming differences, mean the same things. In the East, Great Lent begins on Clean Monday, with fasting, prayer, and...

What’s my story?

I had a good therapy session where I started digging into the roots of why I tend towards apathy. People react to stress with a lot more than fight or flight, and freezing or playing possum is a valid and common survival response. Evidently I have a very deeply...

The labors of the Theotokos

I recently saw, once again, posed the question of whether or not Mary experienced labor pains when she gave birth to Christ. As the discussion unfolded, the question arose, “What does that word mean in Genesis anyway?” In Genesis 3, God says to Eve,...

Independence Day

I have mixed feelings this year about Independence Day. I love my country, I really do. I believe whole heartedly in “The American Experiment, in the building and growth of a nation founded by immigrants who ran the gamut from poor looking to escape their...