Reflections
The moment she conquered her fear
After our family Christmas photo shoot, we were driving home and stumbled upon a park driving a new route home. We decided to check it out and let the kids get out for a bit to play on the playground. Jalie and her Dad were on the playground. Carlton and I stayed in the car since he was taking a nap. (Nope, I never wake a sleeping baby.) It was time to go and they were coming back to the car. She was screaming as if we had kidnapped her and wanted to alert everyone that she was in danger. She would NOT get...
read moreCan I have a #2, no cheese, and hold the wheat please!
I wasn’t always like this. Many years ago, I had found out something I never thought I would ever find out. Something that I didn’t know existed. These days, it is very well known. Gluten Free. What is “gluten” you say? Well let me tell you. It is in almost everything that you eat. Bread. Pasta. Brownies. Cupcakes. Pancakes. Cake. Everything yummy. Plainly, it is a protein that can be found in wheat. If I eat something that is not gluten free, there are consequences. I get very sick. ...
read moreFear
It took me a long time to write this. I mean, literally, years in the making. Fear stopped me. First things first, I must apologize to you for not doing this sooner. We all have something in us that is not just for ourselves. We should share. I loved writing. I love writing. My writing was blocked. For a very long time. I have hurts from the past that I have not gotten over. If I am really honest, I held myself back. I didn’t think that I could do this. These past few weeks...
read moreThat One Time I Cried on the Bathroom Floor in My Dorm Room
Only a handful of people actually know that this happened. I cried, shaking, on the bathroom floor in my dorm room. My roommate at the time was asleep. She never knew. This happened my junior year. I was on the phone with a friend from high school. We were just catching up and talking about life. I don’t even know if they remember this happening. I never spoke of it again. They hung up the phone. Or maybe I dropped the phone and never picked it back up. All I know is, a simple conversation led to...
read more2018
2018 was the year that I had my #clothesupchallenge. Yes, you read that right, “My Clothes UP Challenge.” It was after I had my daughter. I was not confident in myself. Confidence was a struggle that I had since I was a little girl. I did not like how I dressed. I felt like I had no style. Let’s be honest. I did NOT have style! I made one of the longest posts on Facebook that I had ever made in my life. I made it on Facebook so that it could be an accountability situation making it public. However, I did not have the guts to do...
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