This topic feels so taboo that my draft title looks like a foreign language because I couldn’t write bare to write out the words “depression” and “suicide”. I don’t know where to begin but because I’m an outspoken person with a history on this stuff, I feel like I need to say something. It seems…Continue reading When Life is a Dark Cave: An Honest Talk about Depression and Suicide
Category: Tough Stuff
My Hunt for Health: Here’s What I’m Changing
I’m trying to develop a healthy lifestyle and it is absolutely killing me. I mean, it’s obviously doing the opposite but it feels like it’s killing me. It is truly hard work and takes a lot of focus because honestly, society’s not really with us. For example, my husband picked up a jar of peaches for me instead of…Continue reading My Hunt for Health: Here’s What I’m Changing
10 Tips for Managing a Big Family
I get asked often “how do you do it” in reference to juggling the five kids, two dogs, a cat, and the rest of life. Managing a big family is truly not as difficult as you’d imagine and I’ve said before that attitude is the absolute most important thing. That’s absolutely still my main idea!…Continue reading 10 Tips for Managing a Big Family