For as long as I can remember, I've been reminded to look for the similarities. When I first walked into a 12-step meeting almost 20 years ago, that was one of the first signs I saw on the wall. What it meant in the context of recovery is that we need to focus on what …
Feeling all the holiday feelings
Today is an exiting day. The last day of school before a two week holiday break. Our kids got to dress in pajamas and they're going to watch the polar express and eat popcorn and drink hot chocolate and the school was BUZZING this morning as we did drop off. All the kids were excited …
Along came a Bella
As I started writing this piece she wandered into my home office and started chirping at me. It only took me about two years to get to a place where I was ready to write about her. As I was reading about our two kitties who had come before her - Sally Boy Kitty and …
Too Sober For This 