For Years, My Periods Were Pure Agony and I Want Better for My Daughters
“You look white as a sheet,” said Jacquie sitting next to me in math class. I nodded and gripped my…
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“You look white as a sheet,” said Jacquie sitting next to me in math class. I nodded and gripped my…
Continue ReadingA letter to the woman who took my husband of 19 years, It’s been a little over two years now…
Continue ReadingI was looking in the mirror at my shape and size and was thoroughly disgusted by what I saw. Initially,…
Continue ReadingRight now, you are a wide-eyed 1-year-old who toddles by your big brother’s side. You are my first, and currently,…
Continue ReadingWho were you before? Back then? Before the lines, before the aches, before time took your strength away? Who were…
Continue ReadingThere’s a phrase I use to describe myself on the regular. It may be cliche and overused, but I find…
Continue ReadingI closed my front door after picking up a package and locked it. I always lock my door. It's a…
Continue ReadingIt all starts with a heart-wrenching feeling when you think about leaving your kids to work away from home. You…
Continue Reading“I’ve heard about you,” someone said as they introduced themselves. Oh, boy, that could go so many ways. I’ve heard…
Continue ReadingSometimes I yearn for her in the strangest of ways, teased but never fulfilled. A brief glimpse of her retreating…
Continue ReadingBurnout, depression, anxiety. These are not happy words. They are pretty darn scary. Throw in career stress, a special needs…
Continue ReadingI am a Christian. I have been my whole life. But for most of my life I don't know that…
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