Category Archives: Life

I love you because you held my hand while I faded…

I am trying to get back in the habit of posting, whether I think anyone is reading or not. I stopped or slowed down for awhile because normally this is the place I share hope, or some inspired self-realization. And … Continue reading

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I love you and I’m not dead…

I have spent an extraordinarily large amount of time over the last few years thinking about death. What it feels like, what it looks like, will it hurt? I’ve wondered what I would regret, if anything? Would there be bridges … Continue reading

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I love you because you weren’t the one…

It hurts. Took longer this time than the last time to feel it. I thought I was handling things ok, but it hurts. I faced one of the biggest battles I’ve ever had, you, by my side. There was rough, … Continue reading

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I love you because you said ‘no’….

Day 5 I have been abused… mentally, physically and emotionally. It usually starts slow and you don’t realize it, becoming conditioned to it, while it gradually gets worse and worse, tearing you completely apart. Eventually it’s “normal”… until someone else … Continue reading

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I love you because sometimes you’re a lot to take in…

Day 4 Be you, unapologetically and unwaveringly. The older I get, the more I realize, I’m the first person I need to be ok with me. Too often as teenagers and young adults, we get caught up in who others … Continue reading

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I love you because you don’t control me….

Life has this funny way of working itself out. I think I’m supposed to go in one direction and then something happens that takes me in another… if nothing else, I’m learning to embrace change, because change is inevitable. I’ve … Continue reading

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I love you because you struggle…

To you I see you, when you walk around every day and tell everyone that you are fine. Your ability to put a smile on your face surpasses anything I can understand. I see you when you are beaten down, … Continue reading

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I love you because you didn’t let 2016 kill you….

I haven’t been on here in awhile, sorry about that. Life is just life. 2016 held some of the greatest challenges I’ve ever faced… up till now… for some reason I don’t think the challenges will get any easier. But … Continue reading

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I love you because you are perfectly imperfect…

November 13, 2016. I am writing this as I sit at the foot of a hospital bed that has been brought into the house my grandma has called home for several years. Her bed faces a large bay window overlooking … Continue reading

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I love you because you were a victim…

Many times in my life I’ve heard the word victim, used to describe me. I’ve had many times where I could have believed that’s all I was. Believed that’s all I would ever be. Life sucked. Many moments that I … Continue reading

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