Bipolar

I have bipolar disorder. 4 words I didn’t imagine writing recently. Not that I haven’t written about it before. But, you see, I thought I had bipolar “beat” (whatever that means). 5+ years of no significant mood swings led to working with my doctor to totally eliminate the Depakote I was taking. Going off the ...

God and Suffering 3

When we go through suffering in life we tend to like to find someone to blame it on – a friend, a spouse, an enemy, or often times we like to default to God. He’s sort of easy to pin it on when all other options are exhausted. We wonder where He is. Why isn’t ...

5 Years Ago

5 years ago tomorrow, July 24, I ended up in the ER during a severe manic episode I experienced while on our family vacation to Ocean City, MD. For more details on the episode, you can read the full entry over at our other blog – The Marriage Fight . Here’s an excerpt from that post: ...

LeBron’s Last Game? 2

LeBron's Last Game?
Earlier this summer my mom and I got to cross of a bucket list item (well for me anyway). We attended game 4 of the 2018 NBA finals in Cleveland! Here’s a shot of us while we waited for tipoff. We were decked out in our “free” shirts in order to Black out the Q. ...

The Sacrifices of Solomon

In late December I got an alert on my Bible app that a friend had completed Day “x” of their “Read through the Bible in a year” plan. I must admit, I don’t believe in all my 37+ years I haven’t read all the way through the Bible, cover to cover. So this notification piqued ...

Going to the NBA Finals

Going to the NBA Finals
This week I’ll get to cross an item off my bucket list – going to watch my favorite player, a Mr. LeBron James, play in the NBA finals. And here’s the proof!! Definitely excited to see if the Cavs can hold home court and send the series back to Golden State 2-2, but I’m not ...

Infinity War Thoughts

Infinity War Thoughts
Warning: Avengers – Infinity War spoilers below.   I’ll start out saying I was a big Infinity War fan. Unlike Danielle’s complaint that they packed so many heroes into one film, I thought they did a good job of weaving everything together. Perhaps the story with Vision and Wanda (AKA Scarlet Witch) was a little ...

New Covenant Academy Living Tree Campaign

New Covenant Academy Living Tree Campaign
I find myself in a unique position when it comes to New Covenant Academy  (my high school alma mater). My dad helped found the school I was there at the beginning (as a baby 🙂 ) I attended from Preschool all the way through graduation I’m a parent of 2 kids in school now I’m ...

Twitter, the NRA and Planned Parenthood

Twitter, the NRA and Planned Parenthood
Somehow the other day I found a Twitter thread regarding the NRA and Planned Parenthood. I think it came up because someone I follow liked it. (just checked, and indeed it did). Rather than tell the whole story, I’ll just provide an image of the exchange. The topic of abortion really gets my blood boiling, ...

Stem Cell Transplant 1

As most (I assume) of you readers know, my dad was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in September of 2017. It’s been quite the process since then and an emotional rollercoaster for sure. We have been overwhelmed by the love and support of so many people, which has been such a comfort and support during this ...