personal-responsibility

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is a constant in many of our lives. That part of the ‘life roller coaster’ that goes from hurt to pain, bitterness to depression and sense of being lost to confused. All resulting back to forgiveness, or so as it is said – in order to be free from these…

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“It should have been with you!”

Have you ever heard someone say that their spouse and\or children “should have been with you (or someone else)?” I heard it recently. I was a little shocked. Well maybe more than a little shocked, more like dumbfounded for a split second. I do this thing where I say everything that’s…

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Do birds of a feather really do flock together?

I have been thinking on this heavily for many years. Mainly because I was the one judged or have heard judging by others of others and possibly or even surely was the one judging too!  Judging that because one person is one way, it is certain that the other must…

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Passionately Angry

This evening I stumbled across a journal entry I made on August 19th on my iPhone’s notepad. I sensed so much anger in my writing. I thought “geez, I was upset… Angry… PASSIONATELY angry!” Like many Americans are today due to differences of opinions on the new President-Elect Trump. I remember being…

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Poly-Victimization & Effects of Trauma

Poly-victimization is a new term for me and one that is a relatable definition in my life. Tuesdays are my volunteer days for two organizations… BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) International and Kristi House, an advocate for sexually abused children and their families. I help care and play with children at both….

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Is it worth it for you to be a Bitch?

I recently had a conversation with my little sister that raised this question and it brought me back to a blog I wrote in February of 2013 titled “Bitches.”  Of course in a short span of 3 years things have shifted for me and being a “bitch” isn’t something that…

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