This past weekend we were with my family to celebrate my niece’s first birthday. I couldn’t help but think about what her life is going to be like, all of the many, many things she has in store for her childhood, all the happy memories that she and her older brother are going to have growing up together, and all of the hopes that we all have for her to be happy and healthy. That’s what a childhood should be and I hope she can have the best one possible!
Last week was a definite reminder that plans can change. What I had thought would be a relatively quiet weekend of catching up with errands and a few tech projects, turned into a trip to Louisiana for my wife’s grandfather’s funeral. Amid all the running around and all the family time, I was reminded of…
Pin Remember, this season can be a lot of things to different people. Some happy, some sad. Some will be adjusting to new traditions as their families change, some will be mourning the family they no longer have, and others will spend the day overseas away from their families, or alone with their own space. Whether…
This past weekend, as I do most every year, I spent some time at the Dublin Ohio Irish Festival. As we listened to one of the many rollicking Irish songs being played, I couldn’t help but think about the history of the Irish, and the way it’s captured in song. The lyrics speak of oppression,…
I saw mention of this month’s Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse and this month’s host’s words about it: We all know that abuse thrives on secrecy; the purpose of the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse is to speak openly about the prevalence of such abuse, and its devastating aftermath. I find this to be very…
Obviously, things have been a little busy in the life of Mike lately. Actually, it’s not so much that things have been busy that’s kept me away from this blog, it’s the overwhelming number of considerations that have kept my mind occupied on things other than writing about being a survivor. So, I haven’t had…
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that is wonderful, I hope for her happiness as well.
I too wish her much health, happiness & love.