Testing 1, 2, 3, testing! I am hoping this post finds my readers and followers well. I am also hoping that the category I chose actually appears on this post instead of some of my other topics from my blog. I want to talk today about sunblock and especially highlight a sunblock which I love…
Becoming Herself
God made her to be her And so, she chose to be Full of love and questions Born a thinker who questioned voraciously
Words and Wisdom for the ADD Heart
After having health problems I arrived overjoyed to a place of wellness, and contentment. I am finally able to focus again more clearly on the every day tasks, not illness. Having answers that work for my health problems, mentally being able to feel in control again, well, it was such an answer to prayer. That…
Integration
Denial, anger, depression, bargaining, acceptance, yes, these are the stages of grief. “Where are you Shelley Collins in your stages of grief?” I remember clearly being asked that question by a well meaning therapist within three months of my first husband’s death. Having no idea what was even on the grief cycle anymore, even as…
Vertigo a Lesson in Faith
Sometimes I’m lost, But you stay near me, I can’t see you, But you are here. Never leaving my side Choosing to be present always My faith that of no mustard seed No mountains moved Just me Moved by faith size of dust Just when I think I’ve lost hope Raising me out of my…
Predestination
These words came to me this morning. Growing up Presbyterian, one often finds themselves faced with the word, “predestination.” This occurrence I often find rather short of any understanding of what growing up Presbyterian, in that reformed “liberal” church, which has made me who I am today was truly about for me. But, this morning…
Surviving the Teen Years for Young People & Parents
Lately, I have really been examining how I treat my teen, and all teens I know. I find myself absolutely determined to fix what they endure. The irony is that I am realizing that I can not. I can not fix the problems they face, and its a hard realization. I believe the reason why…
Journey to Better
“Are you feeling better?”I hear my loved ones ask. My Fitbit group I started a month ago is still going. I, when well, can put in 10,250 steps per day. Yesterday, I put in 4000. I was nauseous and the room was tilting. I am at that place with this illness I believe an addict…
