Wiping away tears, I tried to be strong and brave. Oh how this word brave, that we so flippantly float around, can be the biggest when we have to exert it in the smallest of things. When you don’t want to release your child into the thrones of college, but do — that’s brave. When you fight for your marriage… Read More
All I’ve ever wanted was to fit in. Maybe you’ve wanted that too. When I was younger, I hated being different from all my friends and longed for normal — whatever that is. It seemed as if everyone else was adorned with glitter and had a glow. I wanted that too. But this longing to be like everyone else didn’t end… Read More
Here we are again sitting on the brink of storm season along the Gulf Coast. We keep watch on the news and radars for those tropical storms that can soon grow strength into hurricanes. The last place you want to be when a storm rolls in is out on the waters. I was out on the island a few days… Read More
I’ve always longed to be chosen. Invited. From elementary days of standing alone on the backside of a school building waiting to be picked for a game of dodge ball, I waited to be noticed. In adult days the yearning continues. I want to be a part — a part of what’s exciting, of what others are doing, included. Being… Read More
Saturday’s. They just feel like they were made for sunshine. Warm, sun beaming down on you, throw your sunroof open Saturday’s. While frigid temperatures and wind howl through most of the states, I think we all need to remember how Saturday’s and sunshine feel. My soul comes alive when the two collide and I hope to bring your soul alive… Read More
The crazy thing about burn-out is that you don’t notice it until it hits you full-force. I didn’t see the slow creep of weariness that had been apparently sneaking upon my soul for months. Then all of the sudden the biggness of everything was bearing down on me as never before. It was just another day, and then all the… Read More