Shame was a label I thought I would have to wear forever. I felt so much shame for such a long time. Shame over getting pregnant. Shame about the life I was living. Shame that things didn’t work with Keller. Shame about being a single mom. Shame for becoming a statistic as an unemployed single …
Renowned /rəˈnound/ adjective known or talked about by many people; famous. There can be so much pressure in naming a child. Do you want to have a traditional name or a unique name? Do you want to name your child after someone famous, historical, or continue a family name? Do you want to have an …
After rain, there is a rainbow. After a storm, there is calm. After night, there is morning. And after the end, there is a new beginning – Unknown Storms can be very intense. The wind howls and whips around. Rain pounds on the roof and floods the ground. Lightning cracks across the sky and thunder …
If I’m being honest, this past week was tough. I don’t like when things are out of my control and almost everything seemed out of my control. The roads were extremely icy on my drive to work. I called 911 and reported 3 accidents involving multiple vehicles along the way. The power went out. We …
I still remember exactly where I was the day I decided to change my phone number. I was sitting in my car after going to TJ-Maxx on a Saturday in April 2019. I had taken maternity photos a few weeks prior and the photographer had just sent me the link to all of my pictures. …
Recently, Stand Up Survivor posted an image on their social media accounts and asked for feedback. The image said, “I wish that people knew that domestic violence…” I started thinking about what my answer to that would be. I know every experience is different, but here is what I wish that people knew when it …
On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court decided in favor of Norma McCorvey (aka “Jane Roe”) and held that women in the United States had a right to choose whether or not to have abortions. Roe v. Wade changed the trajectory of history. However, I had no idea “Jane Roe” never actually had an abortion. …
My church is doing 3 days of prayer and fasting. The definition of fasting is “to restrict food for a spiritual purpose.” Basically, for 3 days, I’m redirecting the time that I would normally spend eating, to time in prayer. Fasting is about drawing nearer to God. It’s a way to celebrate the goodness and …
This past year I worked really hard on changing my mindset. I knew my negative self-talk and negative thoughts were hurting me. But I had no idea just how life-draining allowing myself to engage in negative thoughts had become. It was super simple for my thoughts to quickly enter into a downward spiral. When I …
My family has a tradition that we all look forward to. At the end of every year, we all write our year in review. I like to do my year in review by going through my pictures to help jog my memory. It’s usually a lot of fun looking back on the year and seeing …