Welcome to Dymphna's Diary

Although I am not Catholic, I find it interesting that "Dymphna" is the patron saint of those who suffer from clinical depression and other mental illnesses. Considering the purpose of this site is to offer inspiration and spiritual guidance to my readers, I felt it was only right I chose her namesake for the title.

In 2010, this site was set up to pass along personal information about how depression has affected my life and the lives of my family. Since then, it has EVOLVED. In 2011, I attempted to present posts that were INSPIRATIONAL to you, my readers. In 2012, I went even deeper with personal stories from people across the United States via touching videos, songs, and interviews. My hope was to show each of you that even when you feel that you are in a situation that no one else could understand, you are not alone. Through it all, my comments have remained to be my personal opinions and spiritual reflections. I will continue to occasionally post information that I feel is beneficial in removing the stigma of mental illness, but regardless I feel blessed to have been given this platform to spread God's love and compassion for ALL people. I wouldn't be where I am today without the strength I receive daily from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. My hope is that this blog will help you find some comfort in your life. It most certainly is helping me find comfort in mine.

I want to make it perfectly clear, though, that when I make generalizations regarding mental illness, I am NOT giving advice to anyone. I'm just passing along information that I have found helpful in my life. I'm writing about MY PERSONAL experiences and thoughts. Mental illness affects everyone differently and your situation may not be reflective of mine.


Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Through the storm...

A friend sent me this in an email... I thought it was so cute, I wanted to share it with you.

A little girl walked to and from school daily.

Though the weather that morning was questionable and clouds were forming,
she made her daily trek to school.

As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up, along with lightning.

The mother of the little girl felt concerned that her daughter
would be frightened as she walked home from school.

She also feared the electrical storm might harm her child.



Full of concern, the mother got into her car

and quickly drove along the route to her child's school.



As she did, she saw her little girl walking along.

At each flash of lightning, the child would stop, look up, and smile.



More lighting followed quickly and with each,

the little girl would look at the streak of light and smile.



When the mother drew up beside the child,

she lowered the window and called, "What are you doing?"



The child answered, "I am trying to look pretty

because God keeps taking my picture."


I won't be posting anything for a week or so because I am having rotator cuff surgery in the morning. I'll miss "talking" to you all every day...

May God bless you today & every day

as you face the storms that come your way!

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