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My Mom

Today is my Mom’s birthday. In five days, she will have been gone five years. This season had always been a busy one for our family. First is Thanksgiving, then my birthday, then Christmas, then my parent’s anniversary, and finally Mom’s birthday. In 2020 going into 2021, we all knew each of those things wasContinue reading “My Mom”

Journey of a Lifetime-Part 7

My journey of A lifetime has become my journey of MY lifetime. I have been literally going back through my life and deconstructing the God I grew up with and rebuilding my beliefs with the God I have come to know. I am currently in my cousin’s house in Hot Springs Village. It’s on theContinue reading “Journey of a Lifetime-Part 7”

Journey of a Lifetime -Part 6

Since my last post, I’ve left Sequoia, been to Yosemite, Napa, Carmel, Big Sur, and am currently in Monterey. I left Yosemite a day early because I had an invite from a friend of a friend to come to Napa, have some dinner (she’s a chef!) and wine, and tell her about my travels soContinue reading “Journey of a Lifetime -Part 6”

Journey of a Lifetme Part 5

Leaving Joshua Tree and heading to Sequoia National Park, I stopped in the town of Joshua Tree at a wind phone. It’s a place where you can call a loved one and let the wind carry your words to them. I went there to talk to my mom. This wind phone was created by GailContinue reading “Journey of a Lifetme Part 5”

Journey of a Lifetime Part 4

I made it to Joshua Tree National Park, and I have to say I am amazed by it. The unique vegetation and the gigantic rocks that make for great climbing, are such an interesting combo. There are fields of Joshua Trees and then huge mountains of rocks. The birds are beautiful and I even saw a jackrabbit with superContinue reading “Journey of a Lifetime Part 4”

Journey of a Lifetime Part 3

So far, my journey has included spending time in Fort Worth with my BFF, Big Bend National Park, and Saguaro National Park. Big Bend was incredible and awful. First the bad, to get it out of the way. I had an incident with my bear spray. When I was getting my pack out of theContinue reading “Journey of a Lifetime Part 3”

Journey of a Lifetime- Part 2

Before I move on to discussing my journey, I want to say that I’ve had a few women contact me about the last post, about growing up in purity culture and with church being centered on rules and laws, rather than love and forgiveness. Today, we know the damage it caused to tell young peopleContinue reading “Journey of a Lifetime- Part 2”

Journey of a lifetime- Part 1

I am on Sabbatical. Two days ago, I left my home in South Carolina and headed west. I am currently at my bestie’s house in Fort Worth, TX but will be leaving here soon to continue my journey. For the past decade, my life has been filled with incredibly painful events and beautiful, joyous occasions.Continue reading “Journey of a lifetime- Part 1”

2024 out, 2025 in!

2024 went by so fast! It was a hard year with a lot of lessons, a lot of really big changes, and a lot of joy. December of 2023, I said I wanted to make 2024 the year of me. I was going to focus on my needs and learning who I am and unlearningContinue reading “2024 out, 2025 in!”

Facing Reality

Eleven months ago, I decided to make my fiftieth year, the year of me. It’s been a very eye-opening year, and I’ve had to face some hard truths. I think the biggest one has been that I allowed the man I dated (let’s call him Dan) to manipulate me. For a short time, I wantedContinue reading “Facing Reality”