Webster defines rejection as the dismissing or refusing of an idea or proposal. I define rejection as an adult as anytime anyone tells me No. It's really not anyone who tells me No. It's anyone whom I have allowed to to enter the deep roots of my heart. The people that have enriched my soul. … Continue reading Rejection

Today, is my dad’s birthday. My dad, would have turned 69 this year, but instead, he died at 34. He was just 34 years old. I have spent the last 35 years without my dad. As I reflect on this day, I do wonder about him. I wonder how much different I would be if … Continue reading April 24th

Sometimes my life just doesn’t make sense. And there are obstacles all around me pushing on my soul. And my faith. I think it’s still there.  That mustard seed of faith is fighting to stay alive. The sleepless nights makes my heart feel like it’s drowning. I can’t keep the emotions inside me in place. … Continue reading The battle

Am I enough? Am I strong enough, faithful enough, smart enough, sassy enough, good enough, pretty enough (why does that even matter to me), athletic enough, confident enough, or perfect enough. Am I really enough? Am I enough to be a mom, a daughter, Christ follower, or a wife. Most days the “ Am I … Continue reading Daily Thorn

One day, the little girl met a boy blindly at Cracker Barrel. Little did the little girl know that her life, would be forever changed by this lunch date. The little girl was to meet a boy dressed in khakis, button down shirt, and he would have glasses. This is how the boy described himself. … Continue reading Boyfriend

Do you think it’s easy? Do you think I don't want to run to you. Like a little girl runs to her dad when her heart breaks. Or like a little girl runs to her mom when she has scraped her knee.  Do you not know that I want to run and tell you "I … Continue reading the need…

If I could write a letter and one you would receive it I think I would write something like this… Dear Dad, You were taken to soon. Too soon for me to know the kind of dad you would have been to me, and I am only left to imagine what a dad would have … Continue reading Dear Dad

The conversation. The investment. The presence. The security. The little girl a teenager entered in a new beginning. She opened herself up for a moment. She opened herself to receive love, conversation, and security. What did that moment look like... One day, in high school  the little girl drove to the house of a couple. … Continue reading The letter

Mutter, Mama, Mum, Madre, Mom, or Mommy are some of the names young kids learn to call the one who gave them life or the one who becomes a mom to you of way of just being what has gone missing, astray, or has been absent. A mom can be your hero, your inspiration, or … Continue reading Ma.

"you killed my dad" words uttered by a four-year old child in the bumpy car ride home. Words that came from the commotion of the car. What spurred on such words. Where in the world did the words come from. As silence permeated the car, no one could have imagined the weight and depth  those … Continue reading little girl