Surrendering to Grace

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…

Resilience Amidst Ruin

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…

Waiting to Exhale

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…

The Silent Sorrow of a Single Mother

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…

Finding Joy Amongst the Chaos

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…

A Mother’s Vow

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 Wrath of the Bottle

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…