Change and Growth.

"Life is in motion.  In growth. In change. Life is in seeking and in finding. Life is in redemption. Each moment is a new birth. A new chance to come back, to get it right. A new chance to make it better." Yasmin Mogahed. 

Here I go again. Actually it's, here I grow again. Growth. Change. I don't like changes but to live free, I need to move on and accept life changes.

It's been a few years since I've blogged here. Time helped heal so much of the angst. Now, I'm at a crossroads. Kids are almost grown. My oldest is branching out on her own. My youngest almost done high school. It's time for me to find a new path, another way of being in the world. 

My life revolved around being mom, living for my kids, centering my life around theirs. I loved every moment of it. But now it's time to take another direction - one that's unfamiliar to me - I need to focus on me - do what I love - find a new passion all over again.  

The whole thing is scary because I don't know what's down the road but.....He's done incredible things in my life - I know He's already got the next journey planned out. So no fear. 

Someone once told me faith is the opposite of fear. The two are like a positive and negative magnet. They repel each other. You can only walk in one or the other. I choose faith.

 

In Remembering........

New Adventures

The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written."  Melody Beattie

I love new beginnings. They hold incredible promise of adventure and fun. January 2014....it's the way I feel today. Hopeful. Excited. Eager to step out and discover new things.

Happy New Year, Guys....Here's to an awesome year. 

Twisted Innocence A True Story.

It's been a wild journey.....more than a year of investigating and researching the truth. I've met some incredible people along the way and also learned some hard lessons. Here's the video trailer. Hope you guys like it.

LIfe - The Good and Not So Good

"Each difficult moment has the potential to open my eyes and open my heart." Myla Kabat-Zinn

Not everything that happens is good but not everything that happens is bad. I used to think it was all bad but I know now....that's not right.

Life's lessons....they come packaged differently and sometimes what looks horrible can turn out pretty good and sometimes what looks amazing can turn out yuck.

I think maybe the purpose for any of it is to grow...and learn....and move forward in better ways.

I used to think when the bad stuff hit that I needed to guard my heart more....to close it from others to prevent the bad from happening again. Now I think it's better to live with it always open b/c more of the good effects get in than the bad.

Joni Erkison was a teenager when she jumped into a lake near her home and broke her neck. When her sister came to see her at the hospital, she begged her to take a razor blade and cut her wrists. "I won't feel it. Just do it." She told her. Years later her sister said she was tempted to do it but something inside wouldn't let her. She's glad now that she didn't it. 

Joni ended up becoming a well known artist. She paints better with her mouth than I can my two hands. She got married and had traveled all over talking with wounded soldiers and the disabled giving them hope.....and showing that even when confined to a chair, life could still be incredibly awesome.

If you're going through a bad time...hang tight. It won't last. It never does. Things change....they really do.

Trailer for New Book

Dancing Softly

“We are not powerless specks of dust drifting around in the wind, blown by random destiny. We are each of us like beautiful snowflakes, unique and born for a specific purpose.”Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D.

My new book, Dancing Softly is out....available now for sale at Write2Empower or for digital download at Amazon.com  

It's a story of hope and overcoming...A story about the resilience of the human spirit and the touch of a gentle God.  

Sixteen-year-old Jamie DeSouza runs away from home to escape from years of sexual and emotional abuse. Living on the streets of Toronto, she survives the only way she knows how – by becoming tough, hard, angry...a fighter. When her freedom is taken away, Jamie finds herself locked in a psychiatric ward where she struggles to maintain hope.

Caught in the mental health system, Jamie is stripped of her dignity and even basic human rights. It’s in that dark place she learns to fight back in ways that ultimately free her. The people Jamie meets along the way teach her that dancing softly in life is far more powerful than the use of violence.

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“A powerful story of hope and courage that shows us nothing is impossible to overcome….”

Melvina Walter, Executive Director of The Halton Women's Centre

“Dancing Softly is an insight into the hearts and minds of people who struggle with mental illness. I couldn’t put it down.”

Sasha Stevenson

“A great read indeed! Dancing Softly restores faith and inspires hope. Read it and know that perseverance, diligence and integrity always pay off. Dancing Softly encourages everyone to let their inner light shine. It’s a message we need to aspire to every day!” Savina Rotella

Quiet Here

“The world is quiet here.” Lemony Snicket

I've been away from this blog for awhile but people have emailed me to let me know they're still some stopping by and reading. I hope whoever does finds courage and strength in their journey.

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Stay strong okay...and never give up!!!!