#BeReal – CAROLYN AND ALYSSA BRIGGS

My #BeReal guests today are Carolyn Briggs and her daughter Alyssa. Yesterday Carolyn’s father, Don, shared what being real meant to him and a few weeks ago her sister, Jennifer, shared her #BeReal story. Today Carolyn and her daughter Alyssa would like to share their story.  Please… leave them a comment and show your support for their bravery and…

#BeReal – Christine Cissy White

My #BeReal Guest today is Christine Cissy White. I spent an hour trying to decide how to introduce today’s guest. I can’t do it justice. You need to read this. If you ever feel your story isn’t important all you have to do is read this. Your #BeReal might be the very things someone else…

#BeReal – DARLA HALYK

My #BeReal guest today is Darla Halyk. I really love this beautiful soul.  She really is a very passionate person and you only have to read her blog to see it spill out of every pore. Whenever I see her avi pop up in facebook my automatic reaction is to smile.  Not only because she…

I WILL FIND A WAY

Because we all have our walls! I crash so hard into all your walls Breaking bones as your voice calls Racing to find you my heart stalls Searching rooms dark and small Constantly stopping in every hall Yelling over furniture far too tall Under beds and tables I crawl Just know… I will find a…

IT COULD BE ME

I don’t really know when she sleeps… pretty sure NOT sleeping is her superpower. She gives a lot of herself to those she chooses to love and I worry about her giving too much of herself. She writes fast and furious with a mind like a speedway. Today she wanted to share our friends book…

I CAN’T SING

When best selling author Allie Burke sent me this post she gave me hope.  Whether it is her character, personality, the way she was raised, or her attitude regarding life, Allie, has given us all hope that it is possible to live a bully free life. While there will always BE bullies I have to…

FIGHT BULLIES WITH VILLAGE LOVE

Me: Are you popular? Her: No, but I have some great friends so I don’t care. Me: Do you have popular friends? Her: Yes I do and they are nice. Me: Do you want to be popular? Her: I am popular to my friends and I don’t need any more attention than that. Me: You’re…

THE FUTURE

I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity. ~ Gilda…

BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE COOL – TAMARA WOODS

    Today is this beautiful angel’s birthday!  Tamara and I met when we joined Laura A Lord as co-editors for the online poetry publication The Reverie Journal.  She is a wonderful poet who pours her passion into writing.    Not only is she an amazing poet but she is a spoken word artist and a…