Making Merry, Nice, and the Most of Life through Changing Our Thoughts

Annah ElizabethHappy Happens ™, Marriage, Mental HealthLeave a Comment

“The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they make the best of everything.” ~ Author Unknown Happy Sunday, Journeyer, You know those expressions about being split wide open or having our hearts swell to the breaking point? Those are the things that happen right before our greatest personal growth moments. They are the loss events that eventually lead … Read More

What Happens in Salem

Annah ElizabethHappy Happens ™, Marriage, Mental Health, Travel2 Comments

Happy Sunday, Journeyer! This past week has been a glorious blur! I had planned to go with Warren to California this past week but plans just didn’t come together and with all the work stress, I’m behind on some Five Facets projects. We decided to make a run for it for a few days. We spent weeks talking about where … Read More

The Griever’s Game: My Loss is Worse than Your Loss; a Guest Post by Mary Lee Robinson

Annah ElizabethGuest Post, Loss, Grief, and Healing, MarriageLeave a Comment

Journeyer, do I have some exciting news for you! Today I’m participating in a blog swap! At the bottom of this post you’ll find the link to my piece “Why You Feel Alone,” but first I bring to you a wonderful woman I met at last year’s National Grief and Hope Convention.   For those of you who are familiar … Read More

Boldt-ed

Annah ElizabethFamily, Happiness, Happy Happens ™, Marriage, Travel1 Comment

Well, Journeyer, last week’s Happy Happens edition is a bit late, but I promise I have a VERY GOOD EXCUSE. MANY GOOD EXCUSES! EXCUSES THAT ARE SO MUCH BETTER, SO MUCH MORE ORIGINAL AND CAPTIVATING THAN: My computer crashed (which it has numerous times in the last week and a half) or the one we adults say all too often: … Read More

The Marital Sofa

Annah ElizabethLoss, Grief, and Healing, Marriage, Relationships, Warren2 Comments

If you’ve ever been in a therapist’s office, you know the general layout of the room, which often includes a sofa of some kind and a plush chair or two. Since the counselor typically sits in a chair, couples have one or two choices: separate into two different seats or join one another on the couch. Regardless of our emotional … Read More