The Carrie Life

Life right now is crazy.  My reality is a husband still going to work, me, working from home.  A special needs stepdaughter overcome with gr...

"Should" is a powerful word.  When one says, they "should" have done something, it is laced with regret, and when someon...

As you read this, I am at Disneyland (well you know if you read this when I post it, otherwise who knows where I am when you read this).  Fo...

As a woman with perfectionist tendencies, the word, "failure" is often a four-letter word in my world.  However, it shouldn't ...

Two weeks ago I talked about the memories that come to mind and just the amazing way the brain holds onto some things in our conscious mind...

I am outgoing, I love to talk and I crave connection. Making friends was always pretty easy for me when I was younger.    As long as I was ...

This last week my son and I finished reading the book, “A Wrinkle In Time” by Madeleine L'Engle.   I told my son we couldn't see...

  Have you ever wanted to lose weight? Get a better job? Organize your house? Be more efficient? Be a better communicator?  Use that gym...

You never know how some aspect of your childhood will later affect you.  When I was seven years old, my mom and I moved from North Carolina ...

This past Saturday, my son was watching a cartoon, Bible story.  He was glued to the screen in the accounting of the story of Joseph.  I was...

As I begin this, let me say,  I do not condone bullying .  To be fair, kids today have to deal with bullying on a level I  NEV...

I recently woke up to find my Kindergartener had gotten up ahead of me and cut his own hair, mind you, this happened three days after he got...

As a young girl, I was exposed to a reality that wasn't pleasant. My former step dad was an abusive alcoholic who took out his hurt and...

The past few weeks have been exceedingly hard on me. I desire to share my struggles and the journey I take through life with others who may...

When life gets me down, I just remember this day - having a baby can teach you so much about life. The best things in life hurt like hell b...