The parenting tool bag includes a lot of other bags. But is there enough room for all a parent will carry if they cannot save their child from violence?
Author: elissa
The Songs I Cannot Sing
I have a couple dozen posts waiting for the breath of life. A collection of thoughts. But unfinished collections get lost in dark corners, so I took what I had all along and let it shine.
Details from Beyond
A senseless loss offers healing yet.
Dark Parts
The storms of my mind left me in the dark.
How Do We Sleep? Part Two
Leave the rest up to God.
How Do We Sleep? Part One
No ear may hear their coming, but when you sleep like me, these little thoughts come piling in, and ask for dignity
Frightened by the Load I Bear
To Nathaniel DenHartog, an author in chrysalis. May your book turn out exactly as it should, even if right now we're the bipolar leading the bipolar.
These Are Some Good Times
Taking one day at a time begins with one breath at a time. Take a deep breath before reading about this day in the life of Elissa.
When the World is Crumbling
She went out on a limb with room for only one. How would I reach her anyway?
What It’s Like to Be New
Some choices distract us from the life we, and our loved ones, had in mind. Renewal makes the way forward even better than imagined.
the well-rested mother 