I don’t have much of a filter when I speak. I say what comes to mind and I am an honest person. Don’t get me wrong, I am still polite like my mama and daddy raised me to be, but I can be blunt. I have always been pretty open in my life, but recently…
Life is full of challenges and change. Change is scary and full of the unknown. The unknown is vast, filled with questions of where am I going, why am I here and what do I do now. We all at one point in our lives, sometimes more than we can count, all ask these questions and I can…
Funny isn’t it how each day, in whole new ways, we all seem to learn that lesson over and over again. Those light bulb moments happen all of the time. Sometimes the lesson is small and painless, at other times growing pains are beyond real. We stumble, we fall and yet God is there to…
It’s a good day. I am sitting here on my couch, alternating between reading and binge watching back episodes of a TV show. My dog is lying beside me and sighs periodically. I interpret that to say that he is having a good day, too. The book I’m reading is about World War II.…
Looking at me, you would never be able to tell that I have a disease in which my body essentially attacks itself. I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, a close relative of Crohn’s Disease, about 3 years ago. In a healthy person, when you eat or drink, your body sends bacteria to your stomach…
As I sit here typing out this next installment, the sound of rain is quietly lulling me to sleep. Maybe it’s the fact that I have managed to work a fourteen hour work day, that could have something to do with it. Is more than worth it though. I honestly do have one of the…
In the beginning, we have our parents to look after us. For most children and teenagers, their needs are met until the end of high school. If they’re lucky, provisions are made throughout their college years. But when is it that we don’t need them and the emotional support they provide? For some of you,…