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What is trauma ?
Taking a break from story writing for the day and wanting to talk about this word TRAUMA! This word like so many is thrown around quite often in todays society. A generation of us raised in the toughen up way of thinking are finally learning why our behaviors are the way they are . There […]
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Control freak ? Clean freak ?
Taking the lead has always been my way . Team building , group work , I take the lead by organizing and controlling the group . I love people and love being creative, so stepping up has never been an issue for me . Cleaning is my stress relief and another from of being controlling […]
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Let’s talk about priorities
As a young mom I threw myself into motherhood , and all that came with it. Being a teen mom , I lost so much in regards to parties , college , going out and friends. I overcompensated in the mom department. My greatest accomplishment in life has been being a mother and raising amazing […]
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That first Christmas 🎄
The smell of Christmas is in the air . The tree was trimmed and Santa Claus had come 🎅. Christmas carols playing in the background as I woke my babies up for our first Christmas without Matt . The children ran to see if Santa had eaten the cookies 🍪 and drank the milk , […]
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Moving on
Convinced I was not good enough and that no one would ever want me , I settled for the first man that showed interest in me ,after my divorce to Matt . Settled is a strong word because in the moment I didn’t feel like I was settling . In walked this man that was […]
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What’s next ?
Putting my first traumatic experience as a young adult into parts for this blog , was important, as it was the foundation of the next twenty some years . Moving forward with my blog ,I will be sharing different stories from different times as the mood hits me 🙂 I actually shared a meme the […]
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You should be ashamed of yourself !
The lyrics to this song mean so much to me . As I continue to share my story you will see how far I fall as a woman and get back up again ! I could NOT have done it without faith and Jesus 😇😍 Look what you’ve doneHow could you fall so farYou should […]
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What is hope and how to we keep it ?
Hope: a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen . How do we keep hope when everything is falling apart ? That’s where faith comes in 🙂 “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1. “Trust in the Lord with all your […]
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Filling in the blanks 98-06
Life with Matt was definitely a turning point in my life . Things in those years weren’t always about him though. Some important things happened during this time and that is what this post is for 🙂 My parents especially my mom , were my saving grace in so many ways . My mother taught […]
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(Part 4) It’s over now , or so I thought .
Now 24 I was excelling at being a mom and not much else . I loved every minute of motherhood and raising my two amazing kids . Matt and I were still in a constant loop of toxic . Fighting continued and his anger shifted often to our oldest. My oldest had a lot of […]
My life in stories
Healing from the trauma
My life in stories 