My mother's husband of 30 plus years is dying. Another victim of cancer. Another one of thousands this year who will die of this epidemic disease. A victim of life. My mother waits for the inevitable by his side. She cooks the meals he can no longer eat. She fetches him water he can no longer drink. She sits by his side in their home. She makes sure her husband doesn't face death alone. She's been strong.
Read MoreA few years ago, when my husband and I were going through our marital woes which included a separation, I was filled with anger, despair, a loss of control and sadness. I remember spending my days in a haze trying to fight back tears while at work and then crying myself to sleep while asking God for deliverance from the situation. I would pray constantly for him to fix it, to bring us back together, just please do something.
Read MoreTo be honest I really haven’t been holding up my side of the bargain because well, sex. After that first month of trying DAILY, we were both over it. At least to that extent. But for me, I was waaaaaaay over it! That was just too much! Then you factor life, sincerely being tired and just plain not being it the mood, and menstrual cycle that does what it wants, we exactly haven’t been all in on this new endeavor.
Read MoreFor the last few weeks or so, my emotional well being has been at an all too familiar low. Just yesterday, during my one one with my director, he called BS when my response to how things were going was a quick, “It’s cool. It’s good.” He told me that I just hadn’t seemed like myself. Despite not really wanting to admit that he was right, I filled him in on the short version that I was bored with my work and that I hadn’t really experienced any real growth here or anyplace else in my life for that matter.
Read MoreMy main goal for the beginning of 2016 was simply to stick to a schedule. A schedule of getting my thoughts out for my son - for myself. I was doing great, until I wasn't. I slipped last week. And it wasn't due to lack of inspiration. Especially after the recent Dad 2.0 Summit a week ago. Maybe that's the issue. There's too much happening. Donald Trump might win the GOP nomination. Kanye West finally dropped The Life of Pablo. Chris Christie proved in spite of all the tough talk, he's simply another egotistic opportunistic politician.
Read MoreJanuary lifted off with a bang. An unexpected promotion. One person moved out of my house. A close friend moved in from Houston. Then he moved out. Regional sales conference. District sales training. First flight of the year. Unexpected limousine ride. Landed our best interview ever. New energy customers. And a trip to Washington DC coming up in a few weeks. Not everything has been great. My son still decides to act an ass when he sees fit. It's getting better, but we still have a lot of work to do.
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