Tag Archives: friends

The Lost Girl: Musings on a Former Friend

Posted on January 25, 2016 by DMW

Some people come into our lives for a short time, others longer stretches and others seemingly meant to last for the span of a lifetime. Sometimes the category someone falls into surprises us, or we simply have no idea until … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Faith, LGBT, Life, lifestyle, People, Personal, Relationships, Thoughts | Tagged "best friend", "chosen family", activist, friends, friendship, growing apart, growing up, hate the sin, losing touch, lost friend, love, love the sinner, religion | Leave a comment

When To Let Them Go

Posted on December 7, 2015 by DMW

One of my best friends in high school once told me: “Face it, you’re a boyfriend packrat, they’re like old shoes to you. You keep them around when you don’t need them and can’t do anything with them which is … Continue reading →

Posted in Journal, Life, Opinion, People, Personal, Relationships, Social Media, Technology, Thoughts | Tagged "mental health", born again Christian, Christianity, cutting someone loose, Facebook, friends, friendship, health, homophobia, hypochondria, hypochondriac, religion, sympathy, unfriending, victim, victimhood | Leave a comment

It’s The Little Things… Little Hits of Joy I am Particularly Thankful For

Posted on November 30, 2015 by DMW

I like to think that I’m generally a grateful person. I mean I might not have always been, but dying (yeah, I’ve done that before) tends to change perspective. And coming from so little (parents crazy abusive, on my own … Continue reading →

Posted in community, Family, Happy, home, Inspiration, Life, Love, Personal, Relationships, Thoughts | Tagged "personal growth", animals, baking, chocolate, coffee, cupcakes, Facebook, friends, library, marriage, neighbors, people, reading, writing buddies | Leave a comment

Another Drive-By Omaha Visit: Pumpkin Patches, Sentimentality, And Checking Everyone Off The List

Posted on November 3, 2015 by DMW

Last weekend we (my husband, Roy, and I) traveled to my hometown of Omaha Nebraska for our last (and technically, only-real) visit of the year. It was short (Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon) and last-minute (Roy is changing office locations … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Events, Family, Halloween, home, Relationships, travel | Tagged "road trip", friends, last-minute, pumpkin patch, trip, unplanned, Vala's Pumpkin Patch, visit | Leave a comment

Confessions Of A Bookaholic: Guilty Pleasure Edition #83 – Fear Street Presents… Fear Hall

Posted on June 18, 2015 by DMW

Fear Hall was a Fear Street anomaly. It was a special two-part series within the original Fear Street. Unlike trilogies or stories and their sequels this was just one story that was so long R.L. Stine broke it up into … Continue reading →