joyful healing

Starfish

This a quilt I designed some 20 years ago. Oddly, I completed it during a time I was passively suicidal. It’s a nice reminder of how far I have come. Joyful healing and freedom all in one!

Phones and Unloved Daughters and Joyful Healing

My husband is addicted to his phone. It is, by far, more important than anything else in his life. It was hurtful and I couldn’t figure out why. Then I realized it is the whole cycle of not being important to someone. I’m not important enough for him to put his phone down. A fewContinue reading “Phones and Unloved Daughters and Joyful Healing”

Goals

I have just completed my next lesson in “Blogging Basics” and have set three goals. As I did that, I began to develop ideas on reaching those goals. I’m excited. 1. To reach out to others healing from being a child of an unloving parent. 2. To help supplement healing for others through discussions, artContinue reading “Goals”

Heading home tomorrow!

We are headed home in the morning. It has been a good trip. Got to help family get ready for a move. Had time with the grandkids. Husband and I only had a couple of tense moments. One was because he is perfect and once because he let the former roommate back into our lives.Continue reading “Heading home tomorrow!”

Day 60; Joyful Healing!

Yesterday, was day 60 of blogging and I entered a writing contest. The writing contest is a bit silly but the blogging has been a journey. There are days when I thought about quitting but I have kept going. I know this can lead to some financial freedom. I really need that. And I needContinue reading “Day 60; Joyful Healing!”

Grandmother

As I read an article on Facebook yesterday, I realized my grandmother was no healthier than my mom. When my parents moved from St. Louis, I begged to stay with my aunt. I didn’t want to go to my grandparents. I had a job and could have supported myself but my father refused; he madeContinue reading “Grandmother”

I won’t ask you…

Frida Kahlo told her husband, “I’m not asking you to kiss me, nor apologize to me when I think you’re wrong. I won’t even ask you to hug me when I need it most. I don’t ask you to tell me how beautiful I am, even if it’s a lie, nor write me anything beautiful.Continue reading “I won’t ask you…”

The trouble with Joyful Healing

Unhoarding is great but we are in Charleston and have time to kill and I have no other shopping I need to do. All the quilt stores are too far one direction or the other and, honestly, except a sunflower panel, I don’t need anything. Normally, the next step so to grab a bite butContinue reading “The trouble with Joyful Healing”

Joyful Healing and Christmas

I just received this for my Christmas village. I have worked to include houses that remind me of family members. I struggled to find anything for my bio mom who was an alcoholic. For a long time I couldn’t see beyond that but I spotted this and knew my village needed this. She was anContinue reading “Joyful Healing and Christmas”

The living room is better and I am getting excited. The sewing room is better, too. Husband says he’ll hook up the cable tomorrow and I will finish moving in. I have mass and Sunday school tomorrow. When I get home I’ll do some catch up cleaning and then some quilting. I honestly can seeContinue reading “Joyful Healing”