Since last week I have been touched by the response from many regarding G’s separation from the Arkansas State Capitol Police. In a sense, I’m processing all of this a year later and have chosen to write about it as therapy, and if it helps someone else, that’s even better. At the time, I immediatelyContinue reading “The Power of a Good Reputation”
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They Let Me Go
About a year ago, I received this text from G before 6 AM: “They let me go.” I remember the time because I had just gotten up and was in the kitchen about to eat breakfast. “They” was the Arkansas State Capitol Police, and for me it was a relief. For my husband, at theContinue reading “They Let Me Go”
Inside Out
This pic was from G’s 40th birthday 12 years ago in Vegas. This dress is still hanging up in my closet. I can still wear it but it fits a bit differently because there’s a bit more of me to love nowadays. While I have given away several items over the years, I’m still hangingContinue reading “Inside Out”
Mom’s Silver Anniversary
Twenty five years ago, my mother passed away. In anticipation of this, I typed up a long blog entry that described her last day, but it made me sad, and that’s not what I want to see pop up as a memory in the future. I would much rather remember the happy times. At thatContinue reading “Mom’s Silver Anniversary”
Thanksgiving Random Thoughts
I’m thankful for new experiences. I’m grateful to have been able to quash the sometimes panicked voices in my head to overcome whatever the struggle was at the time. I’m thankful for being able to speak up for myself and others. I’ve learned over the years that if I don’t, I will become resentful andContinue reading “Thanksgiving Random Thoughts”
“I Can’t Make You Love Me”
If you lost your cell phone and had no way of retrieving all of your contacts, how would you go about rebuilding your database? It’s unlikely that would ever happen since all of our data lives in the “cloud,” but it got me to thinking. Who can I call in an emergency? Who wants toContinue reading ““I Can’t Make You Love Me””
Thoughts on Netflix’s Dahmer
Like many of you, I watched Dahmer on Netflix. In 1991 when these gruesome crimes were discovered, I remember hearing about it, but I didn’t spend a lot of time learning much about him. At that time I was a high school graduate and was preparing to start my freshman year of college. Now thatContinue reading “Thoughts on Netflix’s Dahmer”
Step By Step
I don’t care much for heights. I’ve climbed Pinnacle Mountain a few times and I’ve never enjoyed it. I love to see my friends take pictures with their loved ones after they have climbed to the top, but I’ve always been too nervous. A few months ago I had the opportunity to fly in aContinue reading “Step By Step”
Opinions are like ___holes and everybody’s got one
If you’ve known me longer than five minutes, you might have read my thoughts regarding prom wear, and last week I tackled the topic of school clothes. I was inspired, you might say, by a young woman at a big box store who was in front of me in the line to exit the store,Continue reading “Opinions are like ___holes and everybody’s got one”
Choices Then and Now
On the way to and from church today, my mind wandered about the things that may have consumed my mother’s attention when she was my age. When she was 49, she was working as a substitute teacher in the Pulaski County Special School District, carting me from piano lessons in North Little Rock to UALRContinue reading “Choices Then and Now”
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