Decision time. Six years together. High school and college. What is next? Freshly out of college. Living in the same city. Young adulting. I knew. He wasn’t ready. Do I wait? Does absence make the …
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The college years. Our love tested again. The plan was me in SC, him in GA. Exploring life in new places with new people, while staying true to each other.
Phone calls, chats, emails, and visits.
Hope …
“You are so ungrateful!” My parents scolded me as I sat on our living room couch with hot tears streaming down my cheeks into the corners of my mouth. I had just finished a prepared proposal for my …
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How do you bridge the gap? A Spring semester high school Senior and a high school Sophomore. Against the odds, we bridged critical phases. Him a Senior, me a Sophomore. Him a college Freshman, me …
The cute boy at the mission trip fundraiser. I was 14. He was 16. That was a no-go. But a note in my 8th grade yearbook that assures I will continue to get “Jonathan LaCour” updates. “Went out” with a …
So you know there’s this thing called “scanxiety” for cancer survivors. We have routine scans to catch any recurrence early. It is amazing that we have technology to do so. I have to say though, …
After a year of having to delegate most of my mom duties in 2024, I dove back in head first in 2025. I mommed so hard this year.
There were health appointments, evaluations, 504 meetings, single …
Reflecting after a wonderful evening attending a screening of Wicked: For Good with Colette. After the credits rolled, Kevin McCarthy “geeked out” with Ariana Grande. He asked so many insightful …
I am the sum of all I’ve encountered, all I’ve experienced I am the pages of books I’ve devoured The lessons imparted by the wise teachers The highs and lows, the joys and sorrows …
Arbitrary or not, I have been trained to reflect and hope around the winter holidays. If I don’t buzz with ideas, it feels like I’ve lost my mojo. I’ve had a tradition of choosing a word for each year …