Things were bad, very bad. I entered my apartment, knowing that it would only get worse if I didn’t figure out a way to quell the darkness. But I had no idea where to even begin. I stared down at my hands…reliving the moment when they held the rat. I could almost feel the fur…
My encounter with Dray left me tired and tense, but sleep felt like a distant friend. I knew it wouldn’t come easy that night. Hoping that some fresh air would help…I decided to get out of the house. But I didn’t want anyone…especially Dray or Lizzie to recognize me, so I searched the bottom…
I’m glad that climbing and working out can be a regular part of my life again, but it’s frustrating when issues on the farm get in the way of that. I’m in the middle of trying to complete another endurance challenge when the buzzing from the broken windmills behind me distracts me and practically makes…
Amid all the chaos of welcoming little Mase while trying to reassure Dub that everything is okay, ma gets up and decides to remove Dub from the situation altogether. Prosperity: Come with Granny, Wade. Let’s get you something to eat. I appreciate ma for being the only one thinking clearly enough to recognize that Dub…
I wake up confused and dazed when I hear Me-Me groaning early in the morning. It takes me a minute to realize what’s happening. The baby is coming! I hurry over and pull her into my arms. Kai: Are you okay? Is it time to push? Melisa: Not yet. My contractions are still too far…
I sat there on my couch for a while feeling a mixture of anger and fear. I was at a breaking point…I could feel it. At any moment, I could imagine the floor disappearing under me … and I could picture myself plunging into an emotional hell with no way to climb out. Something was…
Even the smallest social faux pas in the past led me to reanalyze a situation over and over again for something that I could have done or said differently. Most of the time just thinking about whatever it was made me want to hide. What I had just done with the lady at the hospital…
Peri has been struggling to pull herself out of the dumps. Kimmie has completed the work on converting her old house into a community art center, but not even coming to see it for the first time is enough to shake the blues. This multipurpose space will be where Peri comes to teach art classes…
Dub wakes and climbs out of his bed. He knows his mommy and daddy’s room is only steps away, but they are not who he wants right now. He wants the nice lady who sings to him and gives him sweet treats before bed. So he crawls slowly down the stairs and opens the door…
I didn’t have to wait too long before Lizzie finally entered the room dressed like she was returning from handling some type of emergency. As if she read my mind… “I hope you haven’t waited long…I was working the ER downstairs.” I was so happy to see Lizzie, that my bad mood seemed to subside…
