Does the world have nothing good to offer?

But is it necessary to always be heard, or is there something to be said (pun intended) for shutting up?

How blessed was I to believe blindly as a child. How blessed am I today to believe with discernment!

I needed to give the impression that we were an ideal candidate, not just clean, but desirable.

We’re still not sure what the phrase actually meant at its origin. The words are entirely contradictory.

In the history of this little blog that could, I have written three lists. Until today.

Vacations change, but do we?

I can’t help but ask if she’s setting herself up for just another one of life’s manipulative phases...

But I was doomed. And that became the day I learned what “guilty by association” meant.

Can I say “eat it” to my child? Probably not. So I told it to her straight with a little drag.

They were exhausted, close to hating each other, and definitely plotting my demise -- presumably by way of a rabid guinea pig.

Thirteen years had come and gone, but heading down the drive after my pilgrimage, reminded of what wasn’t mine anymore.

The three words that pulled me from a chronic nightmare

Some of us are visionaries. And some of us are visionary overlords.

I wanted to be different because at the crux of every phase was the truth that I didn’t really know who I was enough to “be myself.”

Maybe wolves and dogs aren’t assholes after all. Maybe they’re more like the rest of us?

When did a compliment go from fabulous to icky?

The following is a Tale of Two Mays….

The perfect bite-sized read for anyone whose self-limiting attitude is preventing an unstoppable spirit.

And I, her kidnapper, had held her captive for so long that I’d forgotten what it was about her that frightened me.