Sometimes the path we are shown is not taking us where we expect.
About Stephanie Roberts
Nearly Sixty Years, Two Televisions and One Thumbnail
Dogs, crystals, unexpected detours and a life that has given me plenty to write about.
Dogs, crystals, unexpected detours and a life that has given me plenty to write about.
The Cars Hadn’t Moved. My Fear Had.
A small moment in a garage reminded me that grown-ups need tenderness too.
A small moment in a garage reminded me that grown-ups need tenderness too.
How Much Should Love Have to Carry?
A family reflection on marriage, faith and what happens when honouring everyone begins to weigh on the couple at the centre of it all.
A family reflection on marriage, faith and what happens when honouring everyone begins to weigh on the couple at the centre of it all.
The Inheritance We’re Spending Is Time
A personal reflection on ageing, movement, connection, and the stubborn joy of staying in the dance.
A personal reflection on ageing, movement, connection, and the stubborn joy of staying in the dance.
The Coincidences I Still Can’t Explain
Three moments in my life when something seemed to know before I did.
Three moments in my life when something seemed to know before I did.
The Meaning Comes Later
Life is always teaching us.
Life is always teaching us.
‘How’s the Geriatric Doing?’
Some lessons refuse to be taught.
Some lessons refuse to be taught.
Who Are You, Beautiful Woman?
A daughter’s story of war, memory, Alzheimer’s, and the love that remained.
A daughter’s story of war, memory, Alzheimer’s, and the love that remained.
The Little Boy Who Wanted to Talk to Sharks
Sometimes the stories we write for children are really love letters in disguise.
Sometimes the stories we write for children are really love letters in disguise.
Question of the Heart ~ Big Feelings Don’t Always Believe the Answer the First Time
How a four-year-old’s question about divorce became a story about self-blame, love, and the reassurance children — and adults — sometimes need to hear more than once.
How a four-year-old’s question about divorce became a story about self-blame, love, and the reassurance children — and adults — sometimes need to hear more than once.
Why Do I Keep Choosing the Wrong Relationships?
When hope keeps us holding on long after trust has gone.
When hope keeps us holding on long after trust has gone.
The Philosophy of ‘So?’ Is the Most Freeing Thing
So? Here we are.
So? Here we are.
Chris — The Boy Who Would Become My Husband
Long before we met, his life was already quietly moving toward mine
Long before we met, his life was already quietly moving toward mine
The Birthday I Thought My Husband Forgot
A lonely Great Dane, a rip current, and the quiet kind of love I almost failed to see.
A lonely Great Dane, a rip current, and the quiet kind of love I almost failed to see.
Two Rings — One Heart
Sometimes love speaks without words
Sometimes love speaks without words