I've been silent for months, just being "in my life" and enjoying being engaged and getting married and being a newlywed. My day-to-day home life has been overall very, very positive. I have been overwhelmed with thanksgiving, peace, and love. Then I log on to Facebook and I am bombarded by hatred. I glimpse the … Continue reading The Disease of Hatred
Did you know that I put my face on the cover of my first book? There's a story behind that picture, and I'll get to that, but first, let's talk about trolling. I got some hate mail today. The sad part is this person doesn't know me at all. And for that exact reason, I … Continue reading Trolls and My Vain Book Cover Story
They say you can't lose something you never had. That is, unless Steve Harvey reads the card wrong. I sat here with my eyebrows to the sky, in disbelief, as I watched the video clip of Steve Harvey announcing the wrong 2015 Miss Universe, then attempting to correct himself. It was so sad/awkward/funny that I … Continue reading Why the Miss Universe Fiasco Hits Home
As you all know, the #ATLdevo began back in September of 2014, and ran until about August 2015. Every single day, I made it a discipline to write what I was learning with Jesus, and posted it ONLINE, and not only that, but delivered every morning to the inboxes of 80+ people. NO PRESSURE! The … Continue reading DAILY DEVOS RETURN…
November 13th. It would have been my 7 year wedding anniversary this week, ya know, had it not been for the divorce. I chopped my hair off, my beautiful long, blond hair and I felt so free! Of course, I asked his opinion many times, and he approved. I wouldn't have cut my hair had my … Continue reading Emotional Abuse and Neglect
I've been through it all. Most of you wouldn't know how hurt I've been and how low my lows were. I will spare you from my resume of pain and suffering, and just say pain has a scale and definition to me. I know and trust in God's goodness to me, but I am also … Continue reading The Fear of What If
Sometimes I get really tired. I get frustrated. I sometimes feel muffled, stifled, and discouraged. I say one thing, meaning it from the bottom of my heart in the best way possible, and it offends. I lose my appetite to speak again. I lose my appetite to even try to explain myself, because it's like … Continue reading Greener Grass
