t has almost been two years since I’ve spoken to my estranged adult daughter. Just typing that sentence brings a lump to my throat. It’s...

The Pit of Despair, from the Movie, "The Princess Bride." The beginning of the description of what is going to happen to Wesley, in the...

Two People Pull a rope in the opposite direction. A Tug-O-War Being estranged from my adult child has created a pain unlike anything...

Person with a scar on their back Dragged Through Hell by Estrangement: Finding Strength in Every Scar I never imagined that one day I...

This is an image of stale bread, and it represent estrangement and staying in the past. The Power of Distance I boarded the plane to...

My group of singer friends after our first show There’s something about standing on a stage in a foreign land, singing your heart out,...

Estrangement is a word that carries so much weight, yet often floats around in whispers. For many of us, it’s a quiet grief we carry in...

Estrangement from an adult child is a quiet kind of heartbreak.   It doesn’t make headlines. It doesn’t show up in the family photo...

Empty bird's nest with a "Vacant" note, symbolizing an open house in nature. I think people try to relate by comparing estrangement to...

This is image is the perfect description of what I go through during this estrangement. By Crystal McDaniel | Strangely Estranged ...

Estrangement...My Car is moving forward into an unknown area. 🚗 When You’re the Mom in the Passenger Seat of Estrangement I never...

Estrangement will never stop a really cute T-Shirt with a Sunflower Let’s be honest: estrangement  isn’t just a word—it’s a season.A...

Big and Me Estrangement with our adult daughter is draining. Nelson and I have to do a lot to refill our mental, emotional, and physical...

Over the weekend, I received some good news from a very close friend. He and his wife were also going through an estrangement with their...

30 years ago, today, I gave birth to my twin daughters. All of my pregnancies were very difficult. My first child, my son, died. He...

For so long, Nelson and I lived in survival mode. We did not nurture ourselves at all. We were just trying to keep our heads above...

This week Is rough. There were several things that have happened that were overwhelming. I have several panic attacks, and a seizure. ...

This past weekend, I took students to the NATS Mid-Atlantic Region Student Auditions. It was a great event. I had one student to win...

Nelson and I have healed a lot since this whole estrangement began with our adult daughter. We have begun to laugh again, and have...

I am glad that everything we go through in life is temporal. Nothing lasts, except for our faith in God and His word. No matter what I...