Digging Up Bones Part II, Something's Happening Here (Continued from Part I) When puberty arrived, everything hit the fan. It didn't happen all at once, of course. It was a gradual process. The first sign of something changing occurred at summer camp, just after I'd turned 13. I had isolated... ( added 23 days 1 hour ago.)

Digging Up Bones Part I, Childhood Scars "I'm diggin' up bones, I'm diggin' up bones Exhuming things thats [sic] better left alone" Randy Travis As this Randy Travis song suggests, digging up the bones of your past is not the greatest thing to do for your psyche. But I can't help it.... ( added 25 days 23 hours ago.)

Five Easy Steps to Slowing Down the Time Between Halloween & Christmas When I was a child, the time between Halloween and Christmas seemed interminable. Honestly, I remember how it felt like there was a year in between October and December. Now, as a parent, it seems that I barely get a chance to blink and put my... ( added 29 days 3 hours ago.)

More Thoughts from the Reluctant Student of Depression I hate getting older. Hate it, hate it, hate it. I feel like time is running out and I still haven't "gotten it right." Depression definitely doesn't help the situation. I seem to struggle with so many issues on an almost daily basis and I hate... ( added 32 days 5 hours ago.)

More Than Another Adoption Story Ten years ago, in November, 1999, my husband and I traveled to China to pick up our daughter, Xiaoxiao.* Since then, many friends and acquaintances have asked me why I adopted at such a late stage in life. I was 44 when we brought her home, and... ( added 32 days 18 hours ago.)

Personally Speaking: Some Thoughts from a Reluctant Student of Depression Having been a student of depression for most of my 54 years, life is a struggle. I call myself a "student," rather than a "sufferer," or "victim," simply because having survived up until now is an accomplishment in itself, which must mean that I... ( added 33 days 21 hours ago.)