Even though I’m not getting paid I was about seven years old when I started writing. Poems were floating around in my head, and one day I realized that I could put them on paper. For a long time, all I wrote was poetry and song lyrics. I have storage boxes level full of work…
I Don’t Love Coffee
An Introduction of Sorts I realize that I’m not in the majority here, but there it is. Being different is not a character flaw, although I used to think it was. It’s hard when you don’t fit into the norm (or whatever they’re calling the norm these days). I realized a long time ago that…
I Have it All Figured Out
So I finally figured life out. Well, I figured out a small part of life, and that feels pretty good to me and pretty bad at the same time. It goes something like this: If people weren’t so dishonest, I wouldn’t be so confused. It seems ridiculous to say it out loud, but go ahead…
Today the World Became a Lesser Place
But it didn’t happen without a fight. I didn’t know Brenda very well. I saw her only three times in my life, twice at church and once at her father’s funeral. But if you ask me how I can speak with authority on this, I have an easy answer. She was LOVED by so many…
Lines to Fit In Somewhere
Random Nonsense I Found in a Notebook That Was Too Good Not to Publish I looked at her and said, “You’re not a horrible person. You’re just not a very good one.” Too bad I didn’t have the good sense to stop there. Nope. I kept going, as if the words on my tongue were…
We’ve Taught Our Kids to be Angry
I realize that I don’t stand in the majority on some of my views, and if my popularity depends on my jumping on someone else’s wagon, I’ll be the kid sitting alone at the lunchroom table. That’s okay with me. I don’t always think like everyone else thinks. The truth is that I care about…
THE THIEF OF JOY
In this world of influence and social media, it’s easy to fall into the trap of comparison. Teddy Roosevelt told us a long time ago that “Comparison is the thief of joy,” and I believe that reality speaks for itself when you look at the increasing number of teen suicides since the invention of certain…
The Day I Chose to Live
The day I chose to live was easily the worst day of my life. I guess it happens like that sometimes. Finding my son dead was a horrific experience that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. Mr. Main (my husband) says that people don’t even like to hear or talk about losing a child,…
6 USEFUL THINGS YOU CAN LEARN FROM ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Stress. We’ve all been there. You think you’re getting somewhere in your life and you might even be early getting there for a change. You’re travelling along at the perfect speed, listening to your favorite song blast through the speakers, just starting to feel like things are going to finally go your way. Then BOOM!…
12 SURPRISING THINGS GRIEF WILL TEACH YOU THAT YOU ACTUALLY NEED TO KNOW
(With One Bonus Lesson at the End) My first introduction to death was at the tender age of 18. This was before I knew the first thing about living, so I sure didn’t know how to process the fact that people could just stop doing it. Especially important people, like my Daddy. He was bigger…
Pink Hair and Pajama Bottoms 