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90 Days!
Today marks 90 days since I had my last drink. It is worth celebrating, respecting, and reflecting. It hasn't been easy, but I have kept my focus and approached this as a "one day at a time" promise to myself and Steve, and that has aided my success, along with the grace of God ( Read more... ) -
Lack of Trust
We cannot trust that Americans can responsibly own and carry guns without taking out their angst on someone. Whether their victim is innocent or afiliated with a party that doesn't seem to be acting in the best interests of the country right now, the impromptu taking of a stranger's life in a public place like a baseball field is despicable ( Read more... ) -
The Closer to the Family...
The first post I write since getting married should have been about my wedding, and how amazing it was. How everything came together exactly as we planned, how it was an incredible weekend altogether, from the bachelorette party, to the people who made it, to the vendors who pulled it all off, the venue, the moments we shared, the video, our vows, ( Read more... ) -
Christmas Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank you for this food that we are about to receive. We ask that you bless our bodies with nourishment and wellness this weekend, and we give thanks for the good health we are all fortunate to enjoy. Lord, tonight we celebrate the arrival of your son, Jesus Christ, and the gift of hope you gave to the world from heaven. We ( Read more... ) -
Safe Word: Hillary
In the recent wake of another story about Donald Trump being a misogynist and totally degrading in his attitude toward women, it had me thinking. Can I really continue to sit here and detest this man, complaining that he isn't treating women respectfully and therefore he isn't fit to be President? That's already been said, in so many ways and by so ( Read more... ) -
Quicksand
If only the weight of the burdens we carry in our hearts throughout the years of our lives were as weightless and forgetful as the effortless march of time. -
We are all screwed
We may all be screwed, but it won't be because of Hillary or Trump being elected. It will be because of this position so many are quick to take, of helplessness and blamelessness. It honestly offends me as an American. If we feel this way, we need to ask ourselves how it happened and try to fix it instead of perpetuating the problem by simply ( Read more... ) -
One Year Anniversary
On our first date, we went to Boomer's, raced Go-Karts and played arcade games, and redeemed our tickets for the junk in the redemption center. I picked out a spider ring and a green plastic bracelet. Steve picked out the same bracelet for himself. We showed up to our second date still wearing them. That was the level of optimism we both felt, and ( Read more... ) -
Turning Rain Into Waterfalls
A person close to me saw me yesterday for the first time since I got back from a six-night camping trip in Kings Canyon. Without asking me about the trip, he simply stated, "I heard you got rained on." I was taken aback at having not been offered the more innocuous "How was your trip?" inquiry, but I confirmed that yes, we had seen some rain, but ( Read more... )
