I have been so super busy getting my post divorce life in order that I had to hit PAUSE for just a short time on my #BeREAL series. But I have some great voices left to share soon. In the meantime though… I want to share a few good things to offset the negativity that…
Please welcome Annah Elizabeth to #BeREALationships. What do you think people see when they see your image? This answer will roll from my keyboard and onto the screen like melted butter down your chin. Smart…got it all together…successful business…leader…mentor…teacher…compassionate friend…justice seeker…student advocate…sweet…nurturing…devoted mother…Mama Bear… Perfect family… These are not my words, but a few descriptors…
Please welcome Heather LeRoss to #BeREALationships. I wrote this poem last year to a woman who had been like a sister to me, near the 1 year anniversary of her death. We’d been like family but had lost touch in recent years because, well, life I think. She was struggling and unhappy and I was…
#BeREALationships welcomes Michelle Poston Combs. We’re in the 21st century and we still struggle when defining family. Which is stupid, your family is who you say your family is. It’s quite simple. My husband and I have been together for 21 years. His daughters became part of my life when they were 9 and 12…
Please welcome Rachel E Bledsoe to #BeREALationships. I’m used to being alone. I prefer the silence. When you’re alone, no one expects anything from you. You rely solely on yourself. When you fail, you’re only letting yourself down. I am my harshest critic. I can beat myself bloody without ever raising my voice or speaking…
Please welcome Jenn Stricklin to #BeREALationships. My husband and I have been together for what seems like forever. People like to think I am the crazy one in the relationship, however, he picked me with both eyes wide open so I think I have a strong argument for him being the winner. He is truly…
Please welcome Duncan Swallow to #BeREALationships. I’d gone to a party on my ownsome, and R arrived with someone else. About an hour later she was sitting on my lap exploring my tonsils. I’d got a bit of a reputation for being a poacher, since something similar had happened with another couple of girls. Yet…
Please welcome me (Hasty) to #BeREALationships. 🙂 Relationships aren’t something I think people get right or wrong. They just ARE whatever they are. A relationship can last a lifetime but I believe many times they literally last a few short hours or even minutes. Did you make a connection? Then you formed a relationship. re·la·tion·ship …
Please welcome Jeremy Shaffer to #BeREALationships. “What are we gonna do?” she said, choking back some of the flood of tears streaking her face with worry. I was grinning from ear to ear. Did we plan this? No we did not. Were we careful when we made love? Most of the time, and she was…
Please welcome Yvonne Spence who won a Voices of the Year Award to #BeREALationships. Her series 1000 Voices Speak for Compassion brings bloggers together to impact the world. A person I love works hard, against difficult odds, to achieve a goal. It doesn’t happen. This person feels disappointment. I feel it too, and regret. Perhaps…
