Worth Pursuing

To us…She was beautiful. She was smart…no brilliant. She could make us laugh until it hurt. She owned the room, just by walking in. She commanded attention. She was my support. She was my friend, no she was my sister. At home, she was mom.  She was nurturing. She cultivated her boys to be good men. But she [...]

This week has been a tough one. I have found myself mentally blogging stories in my head to try to rid myself of the suffocating emotions that have wrapped themselves around me so tightly, that it’s tough to breathe. But when I sit to write these posts for real, I can only get so far [...]

Tonight I go in to take my first ever “BEFORE” photo.  I will be in a swimsuit. FOR. A. PHOTO. Uh….CRAP!  I don’t like pictures of myself in a swimsuit when I’m at a reasonable weight.  I am NOT, currently, at a reasonable weight for me.  But, I think the way to take this seriously [...]

I’ve tried to write this post 100 times since January 9th of this year. One of my best friends died.  She was a strong and amazing woman.  She embraced life. She dominated the room, regardless of who else was there.  She found a  way to ALWAYS get what she wanted.  She had no fear.  But, she had a weakness.  As [...]