Backstory – Dad’s Confidence My dad was from another era. He ruled the house. With three daughters, he won the arguments by shouting the loudest. That would probably get you arrested today. But not back when I grew up. He was big and he seemed so confident. As I grew up and began to mentally […]
Podcast Episodes
Dad Didn’t Like Me
Backstory – Dad Didn’t Like Me It took a long time to find out the truth of this belief about my dad. I could only see things from my perspective – that of a little girl who was hungry for her daddy’s attention, love and approval. Why didn’t he see that and hear that? Sometimes […]
Instant Family
Backstory – Instant Family Photos are used to memorialize big events in our lives. We look at the image and conjure up the event and the people and the happenstance. Hopefully it was a happy time that brings smiles to our lips. But what happens to the memories when the photos are gone? When there […]
Hoarding
Backstory – Hoarding It was springtime, and I was getting the urge to change things. I wanted to spruce up the place, make it more colorful, out with the old, in with the new. When I looked around, I was horrified to realize what I saw. I mentioned it to a neighbor. She admitted to […]
Only Then Understand
Backstory – Only Then Understand Don’t you just love it when you tell one of your children how things will be – and then they are? That’s what happened with this story. My daughter wanted me to convey all my motherly knowledge. She wanted it all at hand, the moment her baby was born. I […]
Mothers’ Magic
Backstory – Mother’s Magic I had just hung up the phone after talking with my mom. It had been a rather short conversation this time; she was busy and had to rush off. I had called her, not for anything special. I just wanted to hear her voice. OK, let me tell the truth. I […]