This last weekend, I honored the fact that I am alive. Six months ago, I almost wasn’t so alive. For those who haven’t been forced by me to hear the trauma drama, here’s the summary of the events that started April 1. For those who do know and have stuck by my updates and my … Read More
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Better than ever
My mother used to say that we have a choice in life when circumstances arise. We can either allow them to make us bitter, or make us better. I thank God every day that he’s given me a husband who believes in making things better. Last weekend, that man and I celebrated our second wedding … Read More
What they don’t see …
When people see me, the first thing they notice is my wheelchair. Before I lost 140 pounds, I can almost promise you it was my weight or that the weight was a close second. Sure, they may think they notice my smile or my eyes or my nice hair. But really, they see the chair. … Read More
The words we use (that drive me crazy)
I don’t know which came first, “rad” or “bad.” Perhaps we as a pop culture were really into rhyming then, I don’t know. I just know that when those words became popular as slang, I avoided using them because I thought they sounded stupid. I remember one time I let a “rad” slip and I … Read More