by authorglendashaw | Nov 6, 2023 | Abuse, God's plan, Holy Spirit, Joy, Mother
She was highly skilled at manipulation, gaslighting me was another form of her abuse. Hugh Stonelan — iStock.com Have you ever been “gaslighted? Perhaps you know someone who has. Gaslighting is also called coercive control. Historically, it is referred to as extreme...
by authorglendashaw | Oct 17, 2023 | Becoming Better People, Enjoyment of Life, Joy
Do you ever wonder where your day went? Photo by Elliott Blair on Unsplash How do we spend our time? Even retired, I have asked myself that question many, many times. Writing that question, I think of a TV commercial asking, “Can we do better?” Yes,...
by authorglendashaw | Sep 22, 2023 | Becoming Better People, Joy
It’s getting easier as I adventure away from the years of pain. Corinne Kutz-Unsplashsh.com What triggers your memories? Is it a song or a smell? Or is it a voice? Maybe it’s a place. Once activated, those memories will be good, right, and peaceful. Or can be...
by authorglendashaw | Sep 9, 2023 | Becoming Better People, Joy
Should we begin at the age of three or four, when their curiosity is at its peak? Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash Have you spent time in the company of a three-, four, or five-year-old child who didn’t ask, Why? or How? or What? Over and over again...
by authorglendashaw | Aug 27, 2023 | Becoming Better People, Joy, Marriage, Memories, Mother
She showed me what Motherhood and love looked like Author’s Photo JoAnn was cut from the rugged stock of Appalachian mountain people. She was wise beyond her formal education. Wise in knowing how to raise a family with little money but lots of love. She knew how...
by authorglendashaw | Aug 21, 2023 | Joy
For the children I raised Photo from Author We have six children between us, but I only raised three. Hold on as I explain and tell you how we celebrated each of their 40th birthdays. My oldest son I gave up for adoption in 1968, so I didn’t raise him. God...
