“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Confucius I am thirty-one years old. Last night, I graduated from the RN program at a nearby college. This journey has tested me more than any journey I have taken. At times, I wondered if I was doing the […]

Write about your most epic …

Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail. Write about your most epic … Honestly, I’m not sure which to choose but I have two. Incidentally, they both occurred while making French silk pie. In the first instance, I was mixing the ingredients and my mixer caught on fire. I politely freaked out and […]

Forgiveness

It’s been a couple of months since I finished the Anchored Bible study on self-worth but I feel the need to backtrack and tell you all of my journey through this study. First, let me take a moment to explain what Anchored is. I’ve mentioned it in the past and I’ve stated that it’s a […]

Catching up

Last night, I received a letter from someone who had discovered my blog and wanted to encourage me.

Dear Friend

I keep going back and forth between feeling incredibly hurt and feeling angry…not that our friendship ended but that I wasn’t worth enough to you for you to even tell me 1) that it was over and 2) why it was over. I’ve been working on forgiveness…not that you need my forgiveness but that the […]

Masks

Confession time. This is okay for me to do…because, according to the stats of this website, nobody is actually reading these anyhow. Sometimes, I’m not okay. I’m smiling at you. I’m cracking off jokes and witty puns. I laugh at my own jokes like I’m a genius of humor. Can you see them? The cracks, […]

A New Beginning

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”― George Bernard Shaw Today, I’ve accomplished something I never actually believed I could. Today, I passed my test to become a CNA. I’ve had many dreams in my life. Whenever I was small, I wanted to be a teacher or an actress. I wanted to be […]