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Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2013
I got up early this morning in eager anticipation of today’s events. It’s game day –the day for my client’s temporary hearing. Years ago I hung up my glove and cleats and traded them in for a briefcase, laptop and last season’s tie. The smell of pine tar is replaced with the aroma of coffee and toner. It’s not sexy, but it is what I’ve got. Today we compete. READ MORE
The Grief Cycle in Divorce
Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
I am not a fan of Valentine’s Day. This dates back to elementary school. Do you remember wondering if you were going to get balloons from mom or if that person you like would recognize you? I do. It sucked. I did not get balloons and I did not get any swag from the little red-haired girl. My mom worked and I wore ugly glasses. I don’t think they send balloons to schools anymore for this very reason. Good move school administration people. Bravo. READ MORE
Divorce Remorse
Posted on Monday, January 14, 2013
I was talking to a client today I saw for the first time back after Thanksgiving. When we did our goal sheet, his primary objective was to stay married. He was working toward that end. Just last week, he and his wife were sharing an intimate moment on their couch at home –her feet in his lap, talking about their kids, watching the fire crackle and drinking red wine. The very next day, she wants to have a meeting to define the terms of their separation. My theory is this- she put a plan in motion, but she was having a momentary case of “divorce remorse.” READ MORE
I’m Divorced, I’m Separated, I’m Miserable, What Now?
Posted on Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Happy New Year! I have been intentionally silent in the blogosphere and email blast world for the last few weeks since our big gala for 200 Million Flowers on December 6th. I guess I was just out of gas, having run so hard in 2012. It took totally unplugging from everything just for the creative energy to start to percolate again. Even on the last day of the work year I was forced to send a message to a young attorney. MESSAGE: If we are going to deal with one another for the next decade or two practicing divorce law in Mississippi, it goes a long way to pick up the phone and talk to me before trying to go around me. Be a problem solver not a problem creator. READ MORE
The Strongest Drug Known to Man
Posted on Monday, October 01, 2012
A counselor friend of mine from Meridian used to say that the strongest drug known to man is strange nookie. Wikipedia, the authority on everything, says “nookie” is a slang term for sexual intercourse. Get it? READ MORE
Love is Creative
Posted on Thursday, September 20, 2012
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a sermon in 1957 at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. It is definitely worth hearing. He said the following: READ MORE
Cancer
Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2012
I’m going to say something that could not be more of an understatement. Cancer is a drag. My experience with the disease is next to non-existent, until now. My sister was diagnosed with leukemia about a month ago. The doctors kicked the cancer’s butt, but in the process, they took out the good stuff she needs to fight the everyday bad stuff we don’t even think about. Now minor infections and yeasts and molds can be life-threatening. READ MORE
ICU
Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2012
The ICU waiting room is a terrible place. I spent 3 days there this week. One of the reasons I am not a doctor, other than not being smart enough, is because I hate hospitals. The people that work there seem to be okay, but the buildings themselves depress me. READ MORE
Cowboy Up
Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2012
I went on a Christian men’s retreat last summer to Wyoming which was led by a counselor friend of mine named Phil Hardin. Come to think of it, four counselors were on the trip, including Ron Mumbower and Don Waller from Summit Counseling, a ministry of First Baptist Church in Jackson. Also in attendance was Roane Hunter --he’s a great, up-and-coming counselor who is originally from Delta East, which is Macon, Mississippi if you didn’t know. Roane and his wife Eva will specialize in recovery from sexual addiction, which is a very real thing although it is not included in the DSM-IV (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychological Association). READ MORE
Piglet on Divorce
Posted on Friday, June 01, 2012
After catching a few minutes of Winnie-the-Pooh on television the other night, Mollie Ann wanted to read a little, so like the traditionalists we are, we got out the iPad and pulled it up. We started where we left off before: READ MORE
There is a pretty common tactic in a hotly contested divorce I rarely think about, but was reminded of just last week –The Attack of the Lawyer.
