Is It Too Late For A Late Bloomer To Bloom?

by MO VEAR | Aug 4, 2017 | Blog, Faith, Family, Friends, Truth

There’s something about the anonymity and diversity of living in a big city that gives me a sense of comfort and a feeling of fitting in, so when our two boys were approaching school age and my husband mentioned moving from Chicago to a small town subdivision, I...

What About Hope?

by MO VEAR | Dec 2, 2016 | Alcoholism, Blog, Family, Friends, Kids, Life Lessons, Motherhood, Recovery, Teaching, The more serious..., You Are Not Alone

I know of a man that died recently. He was three months shy of turning one-hundred and one. He was an alcoholic. Born in 1915 after the advent of the first world war, he lived through the Depression, the second world war, and the terrorists’ attacks on September...

How Do You Know When Grief Has Overstayed Its Welcome?

by MO VEAR | Sep 1, 2017 | Blog, Faith, Family, Friends, Hope, Love

My brother-in-law, Bill McGowan, passed away unexpectedly last week. And when grief is raw and overwhelming and waiting to be consoled, it’s deceived by distractions and wasted on words. The tick-tock of talk and the diversion in our walk are no match for it....

Who Do You Think You Are?

by MO VEAR | Feb 3, 2017 | Best Of, Blog, Faith, Family, Forgiveness, Friends, Hope, I AM, Indiana Dunes, Kids, Life Lessons, Love

Have you ever seen the television movie, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer? I used to watch it every Christmas as a kid and every Christmas I bawled my eyes out. I hate when Rudolph gets ousted from the reindeer games and I hurt for the misfit toys and Hermey the Elf who...

Do You Know Who Your Mom Friends Are?

by MO VEAR | May 5, 2017 | Best Of, Blog, Faith, Family, Forgiveness, Friends, High School, Hope, Kids, Kindness, Life Lessons, Love, Motherhood, Truth

I’m doing a duathlon in June, but the last time I ran was at last year’s duathlon. So this past Saturday, I committed to getting some miles in. I texted my Mom-Friend and told her I was on my way over: “Can you do CPR because I’m running to...

Episode #17: Judi Langley–Life, Love, Marriage–One Woman’s Journey

by MO VEAR | Mar 30, 2020 | Episodes, Faith, Family, Forgiveness, Friends, Hope, Life Lessons, Love, Perseverance, Podcast, Prayer, You Are Not Alone

 How do you move forward in love, marriage, and difficult times? My initial intention for today’s episode was to talk to my guest, Judi Langley, about her twenty-five year marriage to her husband, Gotham. I quickly realized, however, that Judi is one of those...