A Southern Rehabilitation

Christmas Card and Letter 2025  Dear Family and Friends, Here we are at the "almost" end of another year, and what a doozy 2025 has been! So good in many ways, chaotic and uncertain in many ways, and very eye-opening in so many ways. For me, personally, I have tried to learn from "all the things" this year. I have tried to grow my mindset, my heart, my faith and beliefs, my reactions and my responses, and let me tell you, the road has not been easy! So many times I have doubted everything. "What could I have done differently or said in another way? What can I do to fix it? What do I need to change about myself? How should I respond to this or to that? Why is this happening?" With all of the questions, worry, self-doubt, uncertainty, breakdowns, anxiety, stress, one thing that I never, not once, doubted was that I am "more precious than gold" to my Father. God's love for me is unconditional and unwavering. He loves me all ways and at all times...

 Today is August 3, 2023... for whatever reason this date, August 3, is hard for me. Why? Today would have been our 39th wedding anniversary if there had been no divorce. Someone I know posted something on Facebook several weeks ago on her "would have been" anniversary and I loved what she said. It struck a chord with me and I thought a long time about what she said, and I realized, "You know what? She's right." So I am going to share what she said here changing the date of course and a few other things too. It helped me and maybe it will help someone else who finds anniversary dates sometimes difficult.  "This post may seem odd, but I want to acknowledge a day that meant a great deal to me for a long time." Today would have been my 39th wedding anniversary. This is a hard day in a lot of ways. Divorce is oftentimes looked upon as something you don't openly grieve, but loss is loss. The couple who walked down a church aisle on August, 3rd, at 7:00,...