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...
by MO VEAR | May 12, 2017 | Best Of, Blog, Faith, Family, Hope, Kids, Kindness, Life Lessons, Love, Motherhood, Parents Dying, Prayer, Teaching, Truth
My Mom was always up for playing a game and if there wasn’t a game to play, she would make one up – especially when I was little, and especially if it helped her to occupy my time. We played one game every week that was a cross between Tic-Tac-Toe and...
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...
by MO VEAR | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog, Faith, Family, Forgiveness, Friends, Hope, I AM, Kids, Life Lessons, Love, Motherhood, Parents Dying, Truth
The temperature in the hotel room was seventy degrees. A little cool for me, but I had on my lovely flannel pajamas and matching winter hat, plus, I turned up the thermostat a couple notches when my husband, Andy, and my two boys, Danny and Mark, left for the pool. It...
by MO VEAR | Dec 30, 2016 | Blog, Faith, Family, Friends, Hope, Kids, Life Lessons, Love, Motherhood, You Are Not Alone
Did you know that some of the busiest airports in the world have chapels? It’s true. I’ve used them occasionally. To sit in solitude and pray for selfish ends like short security lines, an aisle seat, and a family vacation where no one bickers. Until my...
by MO VEAR | Dec 16, 2016 | Blog, Family, Friends, Hope, Kids, Life Lessons, Love, Motherhood, Recovery, Teaching, Writing, You Are Not Alone
Have you ever gotten through an entire day without feeling uncomfortable? After suffering a panic attack before teaching a writing class at the library last month, the director from a recovery house called to ask if I would consider teaching that same class to the...
