The thin blue line is a symbol of solidarity with law enforcement. But sometimes, the thin blue line gets frayed. My husband came home the other day with an interesting story. He was in a meeting with some of the management of his agency and the topic of PTSD came up. Sniggers and huffs […]
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Stress is like Gangrene
“Gangrene may be prevented if it is treated before the tissue damage is irreversible. Wounds should be treated properly and watched carefully for signs of infection.” Stress is like gangrene. As I have mentioned, our family is familiar with PTSD. An intense stress disorder. But we are also familiar, along with probably everyone else alive, […]
WHAT?
Telephone. Remember that game? Everyone sits in a circle.The beginning of all riveting games. One person whispers something into the ear of another person and it travels the circle. Usually, what is spoken at the end is a far cry from the original statement. Something gets lost somewhere in translation. I like to call this […]
D is for…
Most pictures say a thousand words. But this picture screams one simple word. “Dauntless.” I was drawn to this picture. There was something about it. So I bought it. My husband and I had stopped for food and a break a couple hours into a routine nine hour road trip. After hour 13, the routine […]
S is for…
Should I stay or should I go? This blog needs to start with a preface or some sort of disclaimer. I doubt this is concurrent with blogging protocol but some things must be done. So here goes. I am not trying to offer advice or counsel. This is simply my journey. If you have a […]
T is for ticked off
That seems fairly obvious doesn’t it? I mean, do I really need to spell out what being ticked off looks like? The small child in the grocery store. The tantrum thrower, lying on the vinyl flooring, arms waving and feet kicking. Unintelligible shrieks and sobbing noises come from the flailing body. We pretend not to […]
P is for partially blind
An outing to the zoo the other day warranted the taking of many pictures. My girls quickly took control of all picture taking devices and began to document our adventure. The above photo is one from that day. Can you tell what it is? Yeah, me neither. After close inspection, I have made out some […]
PTSD
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Panic. Temper. Strain. Depression. Several years ago, I had no idea how four letters could turn someone’s life upside down. Today is my wedding anniversary. Thirteen years ago I married an amazing man. I envisioned having beautiful children and a beautiful life. For many years that is exactly what we had […]
L.E.G.S.
Marriage is like a horse. The potential strength and power of the relationship are dependent on limbs that are easily damaged. In my last blog, I posed a challenge. What names would you give the four supports of marriage? In presenting that question, I gave myself a great deal to think about. How […]
shadows and sirens
My husband is in law enforcement. For a season, thankfully a short season, he worked what is called swing shift. He would go to work around 3 in the afternoon and work until 10 or 11 at night. The office he worked out of during that time happened to be fairly close to our house […]