“Fight for us, O God, that we not drift numb and blind and foolish into vain and empty excitements. Life is too short, too precious, too painful to waste on worldly bubbles that burst. Heaven is too great, hell is too horrible, eternity is too...
In 6th grade, Tony Moore called me fat. I was a good two feet taller than him with hips as wide as his shoulders. I was an inch away from being the same height I am today -- a good 5'8''. Average for a young adult...
Tomorrow is the celebration of an event that -- like so many others -- has been dwindled down to pastel colors, spring fever, colored eggs, furry, cute field animals, and the second (only to Halloween) highest candy selling holiday of the year. But it is truly...
Remember that time when my nana told me my whole life that she woke up one morning, after turning twenty-five, and she realized what life was and so, thus, when I turned twenty-five the world magically made more sense -- colors brightened, details increased, and...
This past Christmas (as in the one that was over just fifteenish days ago) was an odd one, to say the least. It took an unexpected turn when a couple of weeks before the holiday arrived, we decided to go to San Antonio, TX for the...
It's Christmas time!In fact, I'm so late in (so obviously) pointing out this fact that "Christmas time" is almost over. Just five more days, people. I can barely believe it. I am not yet a parent, but I am positive if I was one I...
Well, it's been a while since I gave myself the luxury of sitting down to write. It's been chaotic and busy over in my little space that I occupy in the world. More on that later...
I nanny three days a week for a family of two. One fireball, alpha-female, spicy 4-yr-old and a true first born, lover of playing with friends 7-yr-old. It's been a little over a year since I walked into their lives. It is a privilege to...
Have you ever felt love so overwhelming it actually caused your heart to ache? Well...
I have sat down to write every single night this week. And now that statement no longer even makes sense...
