Estrangement from my adult child causes me to look at the past a whole lot. It has taken the better part of an entire year for me to...

I am writing from my work desk, where I assist Nelson with his job. He is a US Health Advisor, and deals with health insurance. I...

The past few days have been very busy. I have worked with students, I worked with Nelson in his office, and I stocked up my new vending...

Soon. I looked up the definition of the word soon. I decided not to include the whole definition. It means, promptly, or shortly. ...

As you may have read, last week's family therapy session was very difficult on me. Nelson and I can see that it is helping. We are...

Most every Sunday, Nelson, my adult son, and I go to church together. Afterwards, we either go out to eat, or we come back to our house...

Lately I have been given a plethora of opportunities to be patient. Patience is difficult. I want solutions now. I want the...

One day can be very different from the next day, or the day before. I never live the same day twice. One day can be very peaceful, and...

Oxford Dictionary Defines Resiliency as, "The Capacity to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties." I can say with absolute...

I started a new journey today. I have found myself having the new title of Mrs. Chattanooga America. Big Drum Roll...I will be...

Today has been wonderful. It was quiet and peaceful. Nelson and I were able to get some things done here at our house. I always like...

Today, I had my individual therapy that is outside of our weekly family therapy. Yes, I have two different therapy appointments per week....

Today is Wednesday, and that makes it Family Therapy Day. Every Wednesday, at 9 a.m. the four of us, (though I pray one day it will be...

In my life, I have set so many goals. I am a dreamer. I am not just a dreamer, I am a doer. Some of my plans have worked out and some...

Let me tell you about my day. I got up and went to Nelson's office with him, where I spent a lot of time taking notes from successful...

It is September 1, 2024. Another month goes out, and a new one comes in. This September is different. As September arrives, so does...

It has been rough. I know that you know that, I am just saying it out loud. Our life has been ROUGH lately. I have been consistently...

If you ask me, "Crystal, what kind of day did you have today," I am going to answer, "Very, Very Busy." I went to work with Nelson, to...

Self-Care is a subject we hear a lot about, and something I am terrible at doing. With all the therapy and family therapy, and things...

After several tumultuous days, our adult son, our adult daughter, Nelson, and I came together in family therapy. Our family therapist,...