…so stop trying. Swallow your pride and let go of false expectation of yourself so you can become the best dad you were designed to be! No matter how hard we strive for perfection, we will fail at something and then we feel guilty, inadequate, or we try even harder and still fail. So stop […]
Fed Up With Men
and tired of being the fifth wheel…that’s when I met him…Curtis…twenty-eight years ago on June 6, 1992. Below is an excerpt from my book Wounded Song, released on amazon books July 2017! [excerpt from chapter 26 – titled The Fragile Dance] Who says Prince Charming has to come on a white horse and kiss me awake to […]
Do You Feel Like a Failure?
Do you think you are stupid? Dumb? You just feel like a failure and you can’t do anything right? Perhaps you’ve had a victory over something, but then something else sets you back 3-steps. You mumble a few choice words, throw the hammer, slam a few things and shout, “That figures! Nothing ever works for me.” It […]
The Measure of a Man
Parkinson’s took my uncle November 28, 2017, but he fought it for twenty years because he refused to stop living life. After my husband Curtis played guitar and sang, Amazing Grace My Chains Are Gone, I was one of many privileged to share some words at his Celebration of Life December 2, 2017. I’d like to share […]
What Would My Lucille Say?
Mr. Ernest Gismondi met Lucille. They fell in love and married. She kept the home fires going while Mr. Gismondi served in the Army Air Corps as a pilot flying B17’s during World War II. Following the war, he became a test engineer for United Technologies in Bridgeport and Stratford while he and his wife settled […]
Wounded Song is on Amazon!
Hi everyone! As some of you know I have been working on a non-book that became a book. It is now Published! If you’ve read the book, feel free to leave comments. I’d love to hear how it spoke to you! my book Wounded Song Now available on Amazon! AMAZON: (Link) to purchase Wounded Song […]
Wounded Song is PUBLISHED!
Hi everyone! As some of you know I have been working on a non-book that became a book. Today I hit the PUBLISH button! my book Wounded Song is now available on Amazon AMAZON: Link to Wounded Song BOOK LAUNCH: if you attend, there will be a limited supply of books available at the book launch. […]
book Wounded Song
Have you wondered where I’ve been? Where’s another blog? Well…I’ve been busy finishing up final details of a book I’ve been working on since 2009. A book I started writing just because friends said I should write a book. Not because I dreamed of being an author or thought I could do this. But to […]
Self Image:Worth the Lies or Victory of Hope?
Are you at the end of your rope? Do you believe the whisperer as he whispers in your ear you are dumb and will never amount to any good? Are you letting a bad day or month or year define who you are? Have you lost all hope? No one escapes the messages they […]
Grammy Barbara’s Flannel Nightgown
I didn’t know the week I spent with Grammy Barbara was going to be the last time I saw her in her home. My grandpa, Robert Gay, and Barbara moved to Venice, Florida when I was about 15. She was his second wife so we were taught to call her Aunt Barbara. I didn’t think […]