Here’s a true fact: On November 6, 1963, when she was 18, Laura Bush ran a stop sign in Midland, Texas and crashed into a

Kindness Changes Everything
Here’s a true fact: On November 6, 1963, when she was 18, Laura Bush ran a stop sign in Midland, Texas and crashed into a
A big, tough-looking man wearing a tank top and baseball cap took hold of the door at the Circle K that my shorter-than-he-ever-used-to-be husband was
If someone had told me ten years ago that I would one day be volunteering at a nursing home, I wouldn’t have believed them. In
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~ Mark Twain My daughter Liza opened the passenger side door
“They have the best Greek feta cheese you can get anywhere,” my husband said, pointing to the Middle Eastern grocery store around the corner from
When I was pregnant with my second baby I needed to add more furniture to the tiny bedroom that the new baby and her older
On March 2, 2016, my 11-year-old brother was hit by a truck while crossing the street. The trauma knocked him unconscious, and the damage to
I am a school teacher and it breaks my heart seeing how easily children bin food. This is a cry of my soul. Food is
I have one bag of clothes, one backpack with a computer, iPad, and phone. I have zero other possessions. Today I have no address. At
I never made a lot of the food my mother made. I was too afraid of her to get close enough to learn and stayed
With the death of my Mom, my anxiety found new life. Like any parasite from a host, it crept into my veins and fed off
Let’s be flexible while being deeply rooted. – Henri Nowen ~ 1. Share well with others or else. All 7 of us have experienced the
This is my second quote adaptation from the great Robert F. Kennedy. It’s an extract taken from one of his most important speeches, titled ‘On
How to Change the World as You Know It with One Simple Act – “I had something happen on my walk this morning,” …my husband
All of us know the downside of caregiving and grieving. We know the physical and emotional demands we face as caregivers, and the heaviness and
One of the synchronicities of life is that when my Dad’s cancer returned my sometimes boss, Wendy Macnaughton, was Artist in Residence at the Zen
I’ve been homeless four times in my 25 years on this planet. When I was 7 my father kicked my mother, me and my four
When my father was in his early eighties, he and his fourth wife both got sick. They did not have the means to support themselves
When I talk about my family culture, I’m mixed. When I talk about racism, I’m black. When Trayvon Martin was shot for wearing a hoodie,
One day back in the 60’s when life as we knew it was changing through the civil rights movement, my husband called me from work.
~ Editor’s Note: This is part-2 of a year-long, weekly series as author Trish Rohr embarks on a 366 day journey to own her life
Editor’s Note: This is the first post in a year-long, weekly series as author Trish Rohr embarks on a 366 day journey to own her
In the old days, she would be propped up on a comfy pillow, in fresh cleaned sheets under the corner window where she would in
Today is my 21st birthday, a day I have been looking forward to for quite some time now. Due to an event that happened about
We all experience varying degrees of loss, nobody is immune. We lose pets, friends, and family. We lose relationships and marriages. We lose entire houses