My friend and I went "antiquing" last week. She is struggling right now with depression. She usually does very well managing it and usually doesn't take any medication except for the months from about October through about March. This year she forgot to start them up because we was very involved in a project and … Continue reading Antique mall Christmas inspiration
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How are you doing? I mean “really”.
This can be a really hard time if your are dealing with depression. I can remember a particular Christmas season years ago when I thought I wouldn't get through the season without a complete breakdown. One night I was wrapping gifts for my daughter-in-law and everything just came crashing down. I felt defeated. The elephant … Continue reading How are you doing? I mean “really”.
I want to be sure you understand, I get it.
I want to be sure that when I write about depression (and will also be including this in my book), that you understand that I know we are all living different lives. I was just at my daughter's for Halloween. Her and her husband work full-time. They have two young boys, one is ten, the … Continue reading I want to be sure you understand, I get it.
What a day was yesterday!
For about six months, I've dealt with what I thought was IBS. But these months have been far more frequent to the point that I've been disabled for a couple of days each week. My husband and I are wanting to plan some trips but we can't because we never know when I might have … Continue reading What a day was yesterday!
Depression responds to the most ordinary things.
Oswald Chambers has some wonderful things to say about depression. You can read it here.
The gift of depression 