Round Eight…fighting for sobriety

“Here we go again.” Those caustic words rang loudly in my head. They were like the sound of a fight bell signaling the start of another brutal round.  Round Eight, actually. After relapsing once again, my 27-year old son has just begun his eighth round of treatment in his fightRead More

Fundamentally, humans want a reason. They want to know why something is the way it is. Over time we’ve become remarkably adept as a race at researching, scientifically scrutinizing, and assigning reason to an infinite array of concepts, peoples, behaviors, places, and things. Why does the Earth rotate around theRead More

If we’ve learned anything from the events of our world in the past few months, it’s that crisis happens and we may feel powerless, but one thing is certain: we have power over ourselves and how we respond, decisions we make, and how we show up in the world.  WhenRead More

Our son grew up in a happy home with both parents loving and supporting him. He always had a fan club cheering him on; and my husband coached both kids in many of their sports.  My husband and I recently celebrated our 25th anniversary.  We have two adult children andRead More