Like most of the "popular vote," our family mourned the election results on November 9, 2016. My 11 year old niece was in tears, asking my sister, "But how could HE be elected? He's mean. How could America elect a bully to be our next President?" Indeed. She wasn't the only kid to react this…
Now That I Can Breathe Without Tears
This was my post on Facebook the day following the tragic and brutal assassination of five police officers just 20 miles east of me in Dallas. I thought I would share it here and then expand: "I spent the better part of last night with my ear glued to the radio. I feel like a…
What Gives People?
Okay, while I'm elated that President Obama won a second term in Office, clearly there are a whole bunch of people who have hurt feelings over the whole thing. But rather than handle their disappointment at how the election turned out like politically responsible adults, they're tantrumming and acting out the way a small child…
It’s a Good Day
I suffer from insomnia....but it's only because my kids are night owls who continue to argue and shout at one another from their beds, forcing my eyeballs to pop open after I take melatonin to lull me off to sleep.And I didn't fall asleep until around 4 a.m. thanks to Ismail not feeling tired and getting up to…
The Deep Down 