Sometimes it’s just the littlest things that either bring us down or help build us back up… I spent my entire Saturday in a hormonal stupor. I wore a path between the bathroom, the kitchen, and my couch. When I wasn’t pacing, I sat with my computer on my lap, wandering back and forth between Facebook, my blog, and open … Read More
A Medley of Food, Fun, Healing, and Health
I’ve been writing furiously these past few weeks. Sadly those thoughts haven’t made their way from the scraps of paper or my note journal to this blog. I’ve felt some anxiety. Why aren’t you writing, Annah? Why are you putting other things before your passion? All the research says that if you don’t write on a regular basis, people … Read More
A Hard On
Our family has been involved in the sport of soccer for nearly seventeen years. Wow…that doesn’t seem possible… Being involved for as long as we have, it also doesn’t seem plausible that the expressions and fans’ shouts aren’t rote. Then, again, I don’t call this segment Annah-isms for nothing… “One coming hard!” and “A man on!” are two common expressions … Read More
Season of Change
There is little like the color that splashes the Northeast topography in Fall. The foliage is almost at the height of its vibrancy this week, nearly a month early for peak color. This is the glorious view from my office window. I love listening to the gentle breeze and watching the leaves float to the ground. I … Read More
On Validation and the Value of Self Worth
As I sat in my therapist’s office last week, a small truth began to unfold before my eyes. “I guess I’ve just always been looking for validation,” I said. Learning. Growing. Understanding, Journeyers. That’s half the battle. As those words tumbled from my mouth, I remembered a conversation with my first successful therapist. I say “first successful” because my parents … Read More
There’s Magic in Movement
You know how it is when company comes to town, Journeyers? Life gets busier and better and crazier and it’s nice to see them come, but it’s also nice to see them go? I know this woman who begins counting down the days ‘til her children go back to school, the second she leaves to bring them home for break. … Read More
A Mother’s Love Gone Wrong
Journeyers, it’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks. Family in the hospital. Family coming and going. Skeletons leaping from closets. Gatherings and celebrations have collided with worry and heartache and painful memories. The flurry of activity kept me from writing yesterday. The emotional drain of last night’s and the previous evening’s events leaves me exhausted. Limbs seemingly drained of life. … Read More
I’m Home
I’m home, Journeyers, literally and figuratively. We’ve spent a fair amount of time on the road since last fall, following our three children to and fro. Though I feel at home wherever I am, it sure is nice to be able to plant myself in my office chair and sleep in my own bed. This week, I got together with … Read More
On Courage, Wisdom, and Triumph
I try to refrain from writing a great deal about my children for two specific reasons. Firstly, I don’t want to be one of those parents who whip out the six-foot accordion file of wallet photos when asked about my cherubs. And secondly, they have surpassed that age of “Look, MOM! TAKE A PICTURE OF ME!” but haven’t yet come … Read More
Christmas in July, Best Teacher’s Gifts EVER
At the end of each summer we fill our kids’ backpacks with love. Pencils. Healthy snacks. Brightly colored crayons. Their favorite cartoony folders. And we send them off to school. We carefully organize. We read the school’s communications with fervor. And in a timely manner. And we write notes of thanks and gratitude and put smiley faces on the pages … Read More