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The 2020 Pandemic Exposed My Weaknesses, Defenses, Strengths, and Potential

Not unlike most of the world, 2020 threw me into a tailspin and exposed a shadow side I was unaware of. My last post was a tribute to turning 50, where the future was my to possess. Little did I know four weeks later, everyone's world would be turned upside down. And I would see just how emotionally unhealthy I really was.
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A Letter to My 8-Year-Old Self

You'll spend a lot of your life feeling like you don't fit in. Most of the time, you'll believe it's because you're not enough, and then you'll swing to you're just too much. Somewhere along the way, you'll lose yourself, but you'll discover her again. You will actually fall in love with her, and fitting in won't seem to be that big of a deal. But it will suck that the revelation comes so much later in life.
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Christmas Memories Made Simple and Sentimental

Just Do It Afraid

It was one of the scariest days of my life. The phone rang and the doctor said the result from my husband’s biopsy was throat cancer. I remember the blood rushing from my head, and everything seemed to echo from that moment on. I can recall…

Tug-Of-War

In the game, the anchorman is the one with the most individual strength, but he doesn't control the game. The same is true in life. God has the greatest strength, and is all powerful, but He won't control our lives.

Meet the Family!

I figured the first blog I’d want people to read is one that introduces the most important people in my life – the Fam-bam! So here we are… Tom and I were high school sweethearts and best friends! We broke all the statistics and have…