As I continue to heal and grow closer to God, I’ve started to develop empathy for my ex who suffers from addiction. I’ve realized that holding onto any animosity toward him only hurts me more. Forgiveness brings me peace…
Looking back on my dating life makes me cringe. I settled time and time again for less than I deserved. But what inside me made me do that? Was I desperate for love, marriage, and children? Yes, yes, and…
In reflecting back, 2023 has been a hell of a year. It started off very traumatic, when my ex landed in the ICU on a ventilator due to liver disease. We didn’t know if he would live or die,…
Writing has always been my therapy. It brings a sense of beauty to my pain. And while my words may seem harsh to some, I don’t want to hold anything back. I let the words flow freely from my…
You robbed me of my fairytale And I'm over here still waiting to exhale Got me jaded about love And I'm praying every day to the skies above Please help me escape his tight grip Just let me go…
My beautiful boy, my shining star I’d go to the ends of the earth for you, no matter how far I wanted so much more for you, but it’s out of my hands I'm doing my best and hope…
I’ve always felt like everything in my life needed to be perfect for me to be truly happy. I found myself repeatedly saying, I’ll be happy when… But even when I finally got what I wanted, there was always…
Motherhood is hands down the hardest, yet most rewarding job I’ve ever had. For as long as I can remember, I dreamed of becoming a mother. But the vision of family I had in my mind, unfortunately didn’t go…
I wish I could’ve given you the fairy tale life and kept my marriage intact But I realized I didn’t want to normalize constantly needing to put on an act I had a smile on my face while I…
The devil is in the drink It can be more harmful than you may think What starts off as fun, can end in disaster It’s a slippery slope not everyone can master It has the power to destroy everything…