This is the third post in my journey about how to adopt a dog from a local shelter or rescue organization. The two previous posts were All Dogs Must Be Irish and How To Make An Informed Decision When Choosing A Dog. Whenever I walk… Read More »How To Adopt A Dog From A Local Shelter Or Rescue
In a previous post All Dogs Must Be Irish, I wrote about wanting a dog now that I have gone through the grieving process of my last pet Mickie. This post is part of a series about how to make an informed decision when choosing… Read More »How To Make An Informed Decision When Choosing A Dog
As symbolized in the traditional Irish Claddagh ring, the hands represent friendship, the heart represents love, and the Crown represents loyalty. Those humans fortunate to share their life with a dog know that all dogs must be Irish because they excel at giving unconditional love,… Read More »All Dogs Must Be Irish
About two years after Mom passed away in her sleep, I turned to my Aunt Dolores in my desperation to meet my lingering sorrow and fears head-on. She lived in Florida and I was in Albuquerque. My aunt sent the letter that saved my life.… Read More »The Letter That Saved My Life
The mission of How To Survive After Finding A Loved One’s Body and each of my stories is to show what happened to me, share what I learned, and encourage others to keep moving forward from life’s most unexpected challenges. As I wrote about in… Read More »How To Survive After Finding A Loved One’s Body
Unspeakable Secrets and Forgiveness collided. Everything came undone when I thought our family finally had it all. The visual of seeing my mom’s lifeless body in bed completely overtook my ability to function. I desperately wanted to remember that she passed away peacefully in her… Read More »Unspeakable Secrets And Forgiveness
This story from our fixer-upper days, Sledgehammers and Silent Night, illuminates our challenges. Some were visible, and one required a 911 call. Sledgehammers We had lived in our house for about ten days. Pete was worn out and home sick with the flu. He made… Read More »Sledgehammers And Silent Night
Fixer Upper Part Two is a cautionary blog story about fixer-uppers, home ownership, missed closing dates, red-tagged appliances, hiring an attorney, and stress. Fixer Upper NDE (Near Divorce Experience) is part one. If this is your first visit to my website, you can read that… Read More »Fixer Upper Part Two
Near Divorce Experience You might not be familiar with the acronym NDE (Near Death Experience). In a previous post, Entrances And Exits, The Fun Fuller Family began looking for a new home. But in this blog story about buying a fixer-upper house with a baby,… Read More »Fixer Upper NDE
Camping therapy is available to all who seek freedom, connection, sanity, and happiness. It is the respite that also elevates our survival of the unknown and problem-solving skills. Since survival on all levels is the focus of my Tough Cookie tales, read on to find… Read More »Camping Therapy