As a child, it was so easy to believe it all. I wanted to be everything when I grew up. Well, now it's here. I'm grown up. This is the age when adults do adult things. I'm turning 29 in less than a month, and the people I babysat are grown up, too. As for … Continue reading Overflow and Fairytales
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Lover’s Leap
This week, I took a hike in Chattanooga, TN. I hiked alone. There were places I wanted to see, and I was tired of waiting for a perfect day. The weather forecast looked terrible. Rainy and freezing cold. I looked at it and didn't believe it for a second. I hoped it'd clear up. It did. … Continue reading Lover’s Leap
2015 Recap & Sweet ’16
I had no idea what was coming for me in 2015. For starters, I realized who my true friends are. They call, they care, and they answer. They ask the hard questions. They visit me, too! They choose me. They pray for and with me. They give me a ton of grace for those 'in … Continue reading 2015 Recap & Sweet ’16
DAILY DEVOS RETURN…
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…
Emotional Abuse and Neglect
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
Change of Plans
Today was a stressful day. It shouldn't have been. I like to say that when life bumps you, what's inside spills over. Today, I got a reality check, and what spilled wasn't pretty. It was worry, anxiety, and frustration. I was able to hand more of that over to God, and the hand-off was not … Continue reading Change of Plans
Happy Here
It's October in Atlanta, and I'm happy here. I look down at my lap and see a physical copy of the book I've written, and I'm happy here. Sitting on my turquoise swivel chair feels right, even though it's temporary compared to the fancy seats in heaven. My home is quiet, but I'm happy here. … Continue reading Happy Here
I Point…
I point, you look. You look out of instinct, but also out of trust. You look because you were already looking at me. You look because I turn to look too. If you don't understand what I point to, you look back at me to explain what it is, where it is. Then you look … Continue reading I Point…
13 things on 4/28
Back in the old days of Xanga and Myspace, we had these things called surveys. You'd just copy and paste, then answer a bunch of questions, and people would do the same. And you'd even reply back and forth to your friends like "I agree with John, I like dogs WAY better than cats" and … Continue reading 13 things on 4/28
Started From The Bottom Now We Here
We look at stories of people who started from scratch, and we admire them so. Self-starters! Visionaries! The world applauds their determination to succeed against all odds, and honestly, I can relate a little bit. When I moved to America, we sure didn't have much. When I first filed my FAFSA, which is the form … Continue reading Started From The Bottom Now We Here
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