Hope In The Wreckage

Hope In The Wreckage

Today is my birthday. Today, I am 40 years old. It’s so surreal when I think about it, but it’s true… I’m the big 4-0. Up until yesterday, I was absolutely ecstatic to be celebrating such a ginormous milestone birthday because I should never...
Free to Chase Dandelions

Free to Chase Dandelions

Memorial Day is the most challenging day of the year for me. This whole weekend holds bitter and sweet memories that I have not been able to escape in sobriety. So, here I sit to write it all out. Perhaps healing will unfold for me as I do. On a cool spring evening in...
Reflections

Reflections

When I graduated the SVTC program in June 2020, I bought myself a fancy prayer journal to commemorate the accomplishment. It’s black leather with gold along the edges of each page, along with a scripture and its reference at the bottom of each of those pages. On...