We are living in an interesting time and place in this world, aren’t we? With the August elections behind us, the political world has been set ablaze, as if it hasn’t been already, and we are being persuaded to embrace lifestyles that I feel are spiritually harmful and physically destructive. Anyone else feeling that heaviness…
A few weeks ago, I had my blood drawn to test whether my specific type of leukemia was present in my blood. Anytime that test is drawn, the cancer radar starts spinning, which includes my mind, and I start to think, “But what if it’s back?” This summer I have been attempting to put the…
Do you remember when there wasn’t such a thing as non-stop news? When you didn’t feel you had a take a side on every social issue at any given moment? When you didn’t have to battle your dependance on social media, like reels, shorts, and trends? When our source of news was simply the newspaper…
I remember going to the mall as a kid, walking into a department store, and in my naiveness, thinking sheesh, why do they put this shiny, glowing, and fancy makeup kiosk front and center? Do people actually buy items from it? Or remember the days of playing with “play makeup?” The almost neon-colored pallet of…
Have you ever suffered? If you’re wondering, “Have I ever”…well, have you ever experienced and endured trauma, pain, disease, injury, grief, loss, or isolation? To any degree? Then you have suffered. There are different levels with which one suffers, but I dare say, almost all of us have suffered in some way shape or form….
I was 17, in the pediatric ICU, attempting to take my first steps after my initial open heart surgery to correct a congenital heart defect. This was a big deal, since walking meant steps closer to discharge. As I gingerly walked past the nurse’s station, with wires holding my sternum together, one particular nurse asked…
