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Chapter 41- My COVID-19 Birthday
Because of the meaning of my birthday (much more than me being born), I always try to do something significant on my birthday.
And write about it.
Like for all the people who canceled birthday plans- and wedding plans, graduation plans,…
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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…
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She’s 95 and Fine! Celebrating My Grandma
If I'm blessed to see 95, I want to be exactly like her.
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Trust. A Prerequisite for Vulnerability?
vulnerable- susceptible to physical or emotional attack or ha
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10 Lessons it Took Me 37 Years to Learn
However, in the last few years, I have made deliberate efforts to celebrate myself. My life.
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The Journey Back Home…2 weeks, 12 cities, and over 1200 miles.
It was difficult to leave what had been my home, my office, and my sanctuary for the past weeks.
I had relaxed a lot and worked a lot too. I had met some interesting people, and I had really enjoyed some great company...my own. For my 36th…
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This Year I Didn’t Cry on My Birthday
People who read my first book know that On May 22, 1994...my birthday...a guy I didn't know forced himself on me, and I got pregnant.
Although I love my son dearly and joyfully celebrated his birthday each year on February 4th, my birthday…