It's been awhile, huh?
But sometimes you run across something that just fits so well - you gotta tell folks about it.
This time it isn't a book or a short story, but a blog: Just Another Damn Thing to be Strong About.
She writes about a son with a mental illness, surviving cancer, losing her parents, being an art teacher, adoption, Colorado, a teenage daughter, and everything else that just comes with life. She tells her story. And her story is enough.
Check it out. It's good stuff.