We Live In A World

We live in a world where we teach kids to speak their minds but only behind their screens We live in a world where they tell us our sexuality is determined by our genes  We live in a world where our kids can be kidnapped within in our community We live in a world where …

Stop The Cycle

A young girl walked down the stairs of her house on a Monday morning before school. Everyone had gone to work already except her dad. She walked by the living room to find her dad passed out on the couch.  This was a normal view lately; he would become depressed and drink to numb the …

The Ledge

I have a friend who gave an analogy to explain her depression to me. She said that some days she felt like she was standing on a ledge, barely holding on. She said that sometimes she felt like letting go of that ledge, but as she “let go” she felt others still “holding” on to …

Take That Cancer

My best friend of 20 years was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.  This was a huge shock to us as she is only 26-years-old and there is no history of breast cancer in her family.  She is a beautiful young woman who does not have kids yet, and has her whole life ahead of her.  …

10 Things They Don’t Tell You About Marriage

Anyone who has been married can tell you that marriage can be tough. Even though my husband and I took a pre-marital course and were given advice from family and friends, there were still things that no one told us about. So now that my husband and I are almost four years in our life …

Who Do You See In The Mirror?

I am a nobody I will never think I am worth something, I have no talents I can’t believe that I have a purpose, In this life I am ugly I will never say I am beautiful, I am alone I will never feel that I belong, God made a mistake I will never believe …

Insecure

I created this blog last Monday but I didn’t post it until Thursday night.  Why?  Well, basically, I was afraid of what people would think of me. The first two days, I kept changing the article trying to find a way to avoid saying that I drove a Porsche as a teenager.  I honestly hate …