• Castor Oil

    Remedies

    To preface, I’ve always had issues with cystic breasts, which the doctors say is from caffeine intake because I love a good cold mountain dew! A few years ago, they were becoming so large and painful that I had no choice but to cut way back on my…

  • David’s son, Amnon

    Biblical

    David had a herd of kids by a herd of different women. This is the story of one of them… David had a son named Absalom, who had a sister named Tamar. Well, David’s other son, Amnon was in love with her. You still with me?… two sons,…

  • David & Bath-sheba

    Biblical

    [[David [the sheepherder] who God chose, the one who killed Goliath, was now King over the children of Israel and had multiple wives and concubines was living in Jerusalem.]] So, one day David wakes up and goes out on his roof and sees a beautiful woman washing herself….

  • solution.

    Life

    “Most people do not care what you have to say.“ I am constantly being reminded that not every complainer seeks solution. Most people choose to stay exactly where they are, no matter how much you try to “help.” Their complaints become a state of being instead of a…

  • embracing the chaos.

    Life

    This blog is on my mental “to do” list daily and has been for many weeks. I have continuous conversation in my mind about all the great things I could say about this, that or the other… I jot down some one liner of genius with every intention…

  • my god.

    Biblical
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    I had tried to read a few different versions of the bible, rarely getting to all the ‘begats’ before I’d lost interest. Friends had given me advice to skip the Old Testament and just read the New; stating “that was the part that mattered.” However, starting at the…

  • change.

    Life
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    “If you don’t like the way it makes you feel, change it.”   The sentence that changed it all for me! One thing about my sister, once she gets a mental strong suit on avoidance, she doesn’t waver. At this time, she was in a phase of not…

  • home.

    Life Past

    I’m not sure why its recently become important for me to find everywhere I’ve lived.  I’m drawn to the idea of each house. Maybe remembering anything from a place that could hold another nugget of my life.. I feel guilty when I don’t remember.  I once rode by…

  • sisters.

    Life Past

    I can say, without an ounce of doubt, that I am no where near the person I was a year ago. Not physically, emotionally, spiritually, mentally.. I barely recognize her.  I also know that without my sister, I would still be stuck searching for happiness in places it…

  • tragedy.

    Life Past

    Do not look for healing at the feet of those who broke you. Rupi Kaur When I thought about what my life held after leaving my marriage, although I knew it would be hard, I didn’t know just how hard.  Jennifer Weiner said, “Divorce isn’t such a tragedy….