my brain won’t work. i can’t think intelligent thoughts. i sit here with canva open, trying to come up with something, ANYTHING creative. who is this person whose creativity is so stifled that she can’t even string two thoughts together. i am NOT this person. i can read an entire book in 8 hours but […]
A fleeting moment A graze narrowly missed A twist and a turn Left so much unsaid
I certainly have not updated this thing as much as I thought I would originally. You see, I’ve noticed a certain pattern in my writing times. Not only that, but when I decide to publish as well. I’m not gonna leave you hangin’- it’s ALWAYS when I’m down. Every. Time. And what I write about, […]
Your eyes they pierced right through And saw the darkest corners of my soul One look, one phrase, so honest and real My heart fell into my stomach as I Realized the weight of it all Curiosity, doubt, horror Ran through my veins… I knew what was to come “Self destruction” can’t […]
I hear it all the time: “You’re so strong.” I am? Am I really? Or do I just put on a good face? I’ve been through some pretty tough stuff in my life, sure. But no more than anyone else. I would never say ‘I’ve had it bad’. And when things do get ‘bad’ all […]
You came into my life like a hurricane, and I was in awe of your greatness. You were this raging storm, but you brought everything I needed. Your rain watered seeds I needed to grow, your winds uprooted and uplifted my spirits, your lightning brightened my days and my nights. You stayed for days; a […]
“You made me an aunt,” she used to remind me all the time. I was her pride and joy. Everything I did made her proud. She told me she loved me every day. When I found out she was sick, I didn’t show it but I was devastated inside. I put stripes of purple in my […]
Every once in a while we get to choose how a story ends. “This isn’t over,” you whispered to me with a sense of finality. Ironic, that you chose those words and to say them as though they were the final words in an argument. There was nothing I could say or do to make […]
I listened to a lot of worship music. I prayed and asked God why. I thought I was “coping.” One tough summer. Cancer. Cat, bird, hamster. Aunt Tina. Val. Accident. Mom. You didn’t mean to leave.
Okay, so I had every intention of starting this blog about a year ago. Maybe a little longer ago than that. And this post has been sitting in my drafts for about that long.. We’ll call it a ‘New Year’s Resolution’ that I never actually followed through on, because let’s be honest, who does? Well, […]
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