Merry Christmas to you! I had wondered if we’d have a white Christmas but where we live…nope! Way too warm and that’s nice too! I have done very little for Christmas this year. It’s simply been way too hard, too stressful to do otherwise. Oh, I tried to decorate. Had big plans for doing… Continue reading #mentalhealth and Christmas and Forgiving
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#Grievinghurts : The Loss of a Daughter’s Dream Mother
Recently, my husband and I placed my mother under Hospice care. That was a hard decision! My mother and I have had a perilous relationship all my life. We never connected in a healthy mother-daughter relationship which has caused me to repeat many of those unhealthy learned behaviors. I’m thankful for those in my life… Continue reading #Grievinghurts : The Loss of a Daughter’s Dream Mother
I Used to Hate Mother’s Day
I used to hate Mothers Day! Until this weekend when Poppa God spoke very clearly to me that it was actually a choice I had! We all have choices to make. Why did I hate Mother’s Day? Because I felt I’d been cheated! I felt I’d missed out on the fairy tale of having that… Continue reading I Used to Hate Mother’s Day
Healing Child Abuse and the Mother
She carried me in her womb for nine months and raised me until I left home. That doesn’t mean she was a good mother. Maybe she did the best she could though! Just as there is a dash on our tombstone between our birth and death there should be a dash or some such marker… Continue reading Healing Child Abuse and the Mother
Pamela Richards-Woodall 