Aug 21, 2021Member-onlyHealing from Abuse is Hard WorkMy childhood monster was my father — My hands were sore. I needed to stop. There would be time to work on it again tomorrow. Maybe when my task was completed, the images would stop flooding my mind. Then I could resume my life. Who knew that memories I had stored away could take over any day…Mwc Work4 min readMwc Work4 min read
Aug 9, 2021Member-onlyIt’s Never the Right Time to Lose Your MotherHow was I supposed to move on? — “Tomorrow you can all go back to school,” Dad said, handing my siblings and I a short note explaining our absence. Was he kidding? How were we supposed to face our friends, our teachers? I wasn’t ready. I just wanted to stay home. To sit on the black and gold…Mwc Reentry4 min readMwc Reentry4 min read
Aug 8, 2020Member-onlyI Know Your Heart is BrokenYou didn’t get to say goodbye — Grief1 min readGrief1 min read
Apr 4, 2020Member-onlyThe Word I’m Holding Onto During This PandemicThe Pandemic Word Challenge Each morning, like you, I wake up to find we’re still in this pandemic. Taking a walk in the cemetery, I try to clear my troubled mind and reflect. I was asked to join this challenge by Jordin James sharing what one word keeps me afloat…Pandemicwordchallenge5 min readPandemicwordchallenge5 min read
Nov 28, 2019Member-onlyI’ll Always Miss the Ones I’ve LostA poem about grief — I remember the day you slipped away, the day that wouldn’t end. It changed my life, changed my world. Not because you died, but because everything stopped. Life as I knew it, life as I wanted it, your life. And I moved to a place without you, an empty place. …Grief1 min readGrief1 min read
Published in P.S. I Love You·Nov 18, 2019Member-onlyHow Reading the Book, “Boundaries” Changed my LifePeople from physically abusive homes can heal — I remember the time my husband and I sought counseling, going through some struggles. Honestly, I thought our problems were his. It really surprised me when the counselor said, “I’d really like to see you again, Anne.” Week after week, I went to counseling and learned things I had never…Self Awareness7 min readSelf Awareness7 min read
Published in Publishous·Nov 8, 2019Member-onlyYou Never Know What Someone’s Gone ThroughA poem about abuse — You never know what someone’s gone through, you never know where they have been. And yet, we often make our judgments, outwardly, or deep within. I’ve made mistakes with lots of people, I’ve even judged, without a clue. …Life Lessons2 min readLife Lessons2 min read
Nov 7, 2019Member-onlyNo Matter How You FeelA poem about God’s presence The silence is so deafening, I see no one around. There‘s no one I can talk to, and my loneliness abounds. And yet, inside my spirit, I know this cannot be. For God has always promised, he would stay right next to me. Could it…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Nov 6, 2019Member-onlyWhen Sadness Moves inA poem about grief Our walls can no longer hold laughter, like they always have done before. But instead, it’s like sadness decides to move in, and then quietly closes the door. Grief is a quiet intruder, who will show up whenever he will. And the silence that’s left, when their eyes close…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read