Five things I learned in therapy

September 16, 2026
I'm a believer in therapy. Real therapy. With a good therapist. (Not all therapists are good.) Why do I believe in it? Therapy teaches us how to understand the life we're actually living—and how to stop making the same painful mistakes. (If we choose to. Some of us just love to keep the old...

Transformation

September 8, 2009
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was overit became a...

Who we are; who we become

September 8, 2009
We can never really know how others see us, can we? I mean, we can guess, but fact is, we just can't get into their heads and see ourselves as they see us.For most of...

Sustenance

September 7, 2009
Love is a many-splendored thing.For sure.Don't give up on it.another Curly Girl...

The Family–minus two

September 7, 2009
Oh, so much in this photo. First, note the new furniture throws, which did not exist before now.Riley in Daddy's lap. Little He the hound on the sofa. (He's a nervous...

"Do this in memory of me"

September 6, 2009
I was surprised to learn that the term "new age" holds horror for traditional Christians. Visions of mystics and the occult. This seems to me another one of those ways...

Faith, defined

September 6, 2009
card by Curly Girl...

Sit Saturday – feeling safe

September 5, 2009
When Riley was a puppy, I had the dog equivalent of a baby Snugli for him. It was like a backpack, only the pouch was in front. I'd put his little self in every morning...

Oxen and husbands

September 5, 2009
The Italians have a saying:Mogli (mariti) e buoi de paesi tuoi. Choose oxen and wives (or husbands) from your own home town.There's something to be said for that.My...

Equal time

September 4, 2009
Since I posted about my high school, I think it's only fair that I show you the logo for my husband's high school.While we are from the same "hometown" of Rochester, NY,...

Gratitude Friday – journal

September 4, 2009
A dear friend gave me this gratitude journal for my birthday, which we celebrated late this year.Every morning, I start the day with a few words about what I'm thankful...

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