-
OUR OREGON PHOTO SHOOT
I had a big vision for doing a sexy photo shoot at Cannon Beach in Oregon. I paid to fly every bit of my camera equipment out with me and I even flew my lights to Oregon with me, as well. But, the weather just was not cooperating with us. So, we had about 30 minutes to get set up, comfortable in front of the camera and poised for an awesome shoot. Not to mention, too, that it was a bit too cold to get into a romantic gown…or even out of our masks for very long. So, these are…
-
HOLIDAYS AND SINGLE-PARENTING: Why I no longer post images of my tree on Christmas morning
Single-parenting during the social media era is hard enough without having the added challenges of single-parenting, holidays and social media. The pressure of seeing the Christmas trees swamped with gifts is pretty hard when you are picking yourself up after a divorce. I have been watching old home videos the past few weeks and trying to be more sentimental this Christmas. As such, I am converting old VHS movies and mini DVR’s to MP4’s and loading them onto thumb drives for my sons to have as gifts. I am astonished at how many videos we have of Christmas morning and…
-
THE INTERSECTION
This is a post that I wrote for our church blog. We all find ourselves at intersections in life; but this is unlike one of those spiritual intersections. Read along as I go for a leisurely drive with my middle son to the intersection and get a snippet of what it can be like if we are the hands and feet of God. I have five sons, of my own; And, I have had to teach and practice driving with four of those five sons, thus far (number five is still too young to drive, thank God). So, essentially to…
-
10 Things to Look For: Suicide Prevention
FOREWORD After a stepchild has completed suicide is no time to reflect on fault or blame, pointing fingers this way and that; however, for the sake of writing a blog post that may help someone else, I am going to share about a lot of my own personal experiences here. It is not my intention to hurt anyone with what I have written. INTRODUCTION I had known my current stepchildren most of their lives. We attended church together. I was married to my ex-husband and was step-parenting his three children, as well as parenting my five sons; we were a…
-
Aftermath of Completed Suicide
IN PROCESS. CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR COMPLETION. DEADLINE DATE: 12.15.20
-
KAYAKING SOLO AS A WOMAN
Confidently loading and unloading a kayak and which vehicle is best for transportation.
