September 10, 2017 We’ve been home for 12 days. It feels good to be home, but it’s still pure chaos. Sleep is still eluding me. I just woke up from a dream that we were evacuating all over again…. *sigh* My heart and thoughts go out to all of those who are and will be affected by Hurricane Irma. I’m woken by nightmares more days than I’m not. Evacuations...
My beautiful friend, Megan of Your Spirit Sparkle and Peace in My Mind posted this message in her Facebook group this morning: “This is a world of paradoxes. You can feel hate and love for the same person or life circumstance. You can feel joyous and sad at the same time. Know that the cycles you experience are part of life. When you experience a lull, do not doubt the entirety of what you...
In April of 2016, we found ourselves at a crossroads. Our lease was ending soon and we didn’t know where we wanted to go. Rent prices were going through the roof and we wanted a change. As a family and a married couple, we were and are great. A solid unit. But there was something missing. Something not right. We felt boxed in, closed off, and bogged down with obligations that we...
Through every phase of my life, writing has played a huge role in how I express myself. My writing often shifts and changes into different forms, but it’s still there. Still a release for me. Still an outlet. When I was little, I would write poetry. Countless and countless poems filled my journals and spirals. I had a love for written word on crisp paper. It brought me excitement.. and it...
