5 Lessons I (Re)Learned in 2018
In less than a week, we will say goodbye to 2018 forever. But we say hello to 2019- a new year and another chance.
As I reflect on the past year, I think about the roller coaster of emotions I felt (as I do every year).
I think about some…
Daddy, Do You Know?
Several years ago I nervously left my son at home alone in my new apartment for the first time since my divorce.
When I came home from the birthday dinner I had gone to, I didn't know whether to be proud or sad.
With a tie sloppily hanging…
Chapter 39- Celebrate Your Life While You Have It
If you've been following my blog for any amount of time or just know my story, then you know my birthdays are "special". Y
es, everyone's birthday is special, but my birthday is also the anniversary of the day I got pregnant by someone I did…
The Most Important Person to Love
I can remember being in high school seeing girls getting flowers and stuffed animals at school on Valentine's Day.
In college, more of the same. My friends often got gifts and went on dates, but I didn't.
Sometimes it bothered me, but most…
Divorce. 10 Years Later. 5 Lessons Learned From One of My Biggest S.O. What!’s
June 9, 2007, I walked down the aisle and my last name changed. So did everything about my life.
And my son's.
I had been a single mother for 12 years, and I was pretty proud of how I managed to provide a good life for myself and my son…
The Hardest Job I Never Applied For
When I was 15, I got a new job.
The summer before I had worked at a summer camp cleaning bathrooms and kitchenettes on a college campus for a summer program. I think the kids participating were my age. I wasn't really old enough to work, but…
The Power of the Imperfect Man
To my surprise, Ricky only spoke about ten minutes of the entire Christmas program, but he still delivered a powerful message to me.
2 Key Ways to Make the Most of these Last 2 Months
Take this opportunity to think about what you really wanted to get done in 2016.
Make Your Life Count: One Weekend, Two Funerals, and Three Things I Learned
For the first time in my life, I attended the homegoing services of two people in one weekend.
One was for a woman who had lived a long, full life and the other...she was my age. Only thirty-six years old.
In totally different ways but both…