Run Interference It was a full day last Monday. Inside and outside cloudy and grey. I remember I had an appointment later in the day than usual with my therapist and I had to call my husband on the way home. I would need him to take care of the kids and run interference for… Continue reading When the Walls Come Tumbling Down
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Scared That I’ll Never Get Put Back Together
45 Thus says the Lord to His anointed….2 I will go before you and level the mountains [to make the crooked places straight]; I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut asunder the bars of iron. 3 And I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, that you may… Continue reading Scared That I’ll Never Get Put Back Together
Answering the Wolf at the Door
A while ago I wrote this post Dear Chihuahua of Fear. Please read it and then come back here to finish the story. Let me just be Melinda with you since I can't be Frank. (That's not my name.) Lately, the Chihuahua has been a raging lunatic growing daily in unbelievable proportions. He now looks… Continue reading Answering the Wolf at the Door
Cluttered Chaos of the Mind
Piercing I cover my ears and face, rocking back and forth, knees to my chest, and choking back big sobs. I take another anti-anxiety pill to stop the trembling and hopefully get some sleep tonight. They are so loud. Memories piercing like blasts of a siren. These flashbacks in the clutter of my mind that… Continue reading Cluttered Chaos of the Mind