Audrey J Burton

  A new school year is approaching rapidly. Kids are out scrounging for the school supplies on their classroom lists. It’s a list that becomes pretty costly for the families with more than one child and with the prospect of buying new clothes and shoes looming in the background. From backpacks to disinfecting wipes to highlighters, the lists seem to become longer every year. When I was a kid, I … [Read more...]

For the longest time I felt that love shouldn’t hurt. I was looking at it from the perspective of abuse and have seen articles written about it. It’s true that love shouldn’t hurt in that way. However, real love does hurt and sometimes it takes some really difficult life experiences to understand that. Ask anyone who has lost a child. It’s a pain that can’t be described. Ask the parent who watches … [Read more...]

Some people are really good friends to others. Not everyone is so fortunate to have such great friends.  Have you ever had someone in your life that made you ask yourself, on a regular basis, why you are friends with them? I have had friends that made me feel like they just suck the life right out of me and then I have had the kind that I’d be lost without. So, what makes someone a good … [Read more...]

After some of my readers responded to my blog last week, it became evident that I am not the only angry person. Some are even angrier than I am and that frightens me a bit. I am not saying that they don’t have just cause. I just worry that it’s more widespread than we even hear about. These are people who normally go about their day without ever letting anyone know of their anger. They are good … [Read more...]

Have you ever had one of those days, ok maybe more than one she ashamedly admits, where you just find yourself feeling angry about everything? I have noticed lately that it’s happening to me more and more. People always said I was such a happy person, always smiling and saying nice things. I was the happy little homemaker, loving wife, caring mother, and multi-talented, yet never masterly at … [Read more...]

There are many reasons a couple can find conflict in their relationship. It’s not always about you or them or even your relationship itself. Sometimes it’s letting outside things creep in to wreak havoc on an otherwise good relationship. It might be an ex that just can’t stand to see you happy. It might be an over demanding boss, a challenging schedule, stress from where you live or how you live. … [Read more...]