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My Bitter Season: Turning Lemons into Lemonade with God’s Grace
Things I Wish I Knew Before 2024 “Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment, face blindness, and functional depression hasn’t been easy. But through faith, survival strategies, and resilience, God is turning my bitter season into lemonade.” For years, I lived with questions about my mind and emotions, never fully understanding why I struggled in ways others Continue reading
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Broken Crayons Still Color: A Story of Strength, Faith, and Healing
Happy Sunday, dear readers! Have you ever felt like life broke you? Like you were once full of purpose, but now you’re barely hanging on? That’s exactly how I’ve felt on many days. But I recently found hope in a surprising place—a little cactus and a powerful reminder from a book called Broken Crayons Still Continue reading
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Delivered, Not Dismissed: My Last Straw and the Day God Released Me
Happy Sabbath, my friends. Everyone has their definition of “the movie straw.” But unless you’ve lived with mental health battles, unless you’ve cried yourself to sleep trying to hold it together for a job, a title, or your pride, please, sit down and be quiet. Mental health looks different for everyone. It’s silent sometimes. But Continue reading
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Do You Qualify? A Grown Woman’s Reintroduction to an Old Favorite
I first read this poem in my 30s, back when love still felt like a puzzle I was trying to figure out—one piece at a time. It made me think, reflect, hope. But now, in my 50s, with everything life has thrown at me—stroke, coma, heartbreak, rebirth—the words hit differently. Back then, I was searching Continue reading
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Do You Qualify for This Chapter?
At this stage in my life, I’m not interested in dating. Not because I’m bitter. Not because I’ve given up on love. But because this chapter is about healing—and that requires a different kind of presence. I’m 52. I think I’ve met enough liars, cheaters, and smooth talkers to last me a lifetime. I’ve been Continue reading
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To whoever needs to hear this—on your darkest of days, in the hardest of moments:
Just. Keep. Going. In my Dora’s singing voice “just keep swimming,just keep swimming” Even if it’s one inch at a time.Even if you’re crying while doing it.Even if your heart feels shattered and you want to give up. Keep going. Because every small step matters. It may not feel like it now, but when you Continue reading
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Remember Me for This
There are two things I hope people remember me for. First, I want to be remembered as a good person.Not a perfect one—because let’s be honest, none of us are. But someone who chose kindness, even when life didn’t make it easy. I want people to say, “She was thoughtful. She was fair. She cared.” Continue reading
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The Importance of Like and Love in Relationships: Understanding the Foundations of Emotional Connections
Can you love someone and not like them? Or like someone without loving them? These questions have lingered in my mind ever since a conversation I had with a close friend of mine, who was in the Army Reserve at the time. It wasn’t until after he passed away in 2014 from a motorcycle accident Continue reading
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2020 Decade – Updated Welcome to My Phoenix Journey: Overcoming Obstacles with Resilience
Hello, and welcome to my blog! If you’re new here, I’m so glad you’ve joined me. If you’ve visited before, let me reintroduce myself and share a little more about the story behind my journey. Why “Phoenix”? The name “Phoenix” has deep personal meaning for me. In Greek mythology, the phoenix is a powerful symbol Continue reading
About Me
I LIVE LOVE LAUGH LEARN – the only way I know how to survive this life! I am a free-spirited, independent, or uninhibited person. I began this blogging journey years ago for sharing my thoughts on everyday life. Since then, so much has happened including me being in a coma because of Sickle Cell with brain damage and extreme trials in life. I am still struggling, but I feel someone can be motivated through my journey, thoughts, feelings, and life.
Phoenix: Live Love Laugh 