Jilted Would-Be Bride Sues Her Ex & Wins

I just finished reading a news story about a woman in Georgia who successfully won a judgment against her former "fiance" because he broke off the engagement. Apparently he committed a breach of promise to marry, & he has to pay her $50,000. When I first read that, I was appalled that a court would hand down such a judgment. But then I read on....

Show Me While I'm Living

Show me while I'm living,

That you really care.

Don't show me at my funeral,

When I'm not really there.

Where to Draw the Line

How can you tell if something that someone says or does is the last straw, or if it's just something very unpleasant, but tolerable? How do you know when to say "enough is enough!" & draw that line in the sand that says you will not tolerate something any longer? That is a topic that I have thought about a lot in the last ten years of my life, & something I sometimes have a hard time identifying, when certain situations come along.

Forgiveness

My friend Kelly writes a blog. Kelly writes from her heart, & her posts are quite entertaining. Why am I talking about Kelly, you may ask? Because she inspired me. 
Kelly knew I was feeling a bit hurt because it seemed as if 
nobody cared about the things I had to say. 
She reminded me that writing can be cathartic, & that the motive for writing should be because I enjoy doing so. So with that in mind, this post is from my heart. I want to share some thoughts on the topic of forgiveness.

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What Is Family, Anyway?

This is a subject that is close to my heart. I want to share how my views on what constitutes "family", has changed in recent years, because I am beginning to realize that the older I get, the more my perspectives on so many things I thought were set in stone, have actually changed.