I first tried going to Randy’s Donuts on their opening day, Friday afternoon. The line was HUGE! It was also in the upper 90s, and with no shade anywhere, the sun was absolutely blazing. I could feel the heat the entire time I stood there.Since the line hardly seemed to be moving, I walked up…
Category: Journal Entry
One Morning, Two Kinds of Love
I woke up at 7:00 this morning because I knew it was going to be another hot day, with temperatures climbing into the upper 90s. I wanted to get outside before the heat took over, so before anything else, Roxy and I stopped by Los Gatos Memorial Park to spend some time with my dad….
When Reality Feels Like a Dream
Lately I’ve been trying to put into words something I’ve been feeling, and I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced it. The closest way I can describe it is that it feels like I’ve been living in a really long dream. I know I’m awake. I know everything around me is real, but sometimes it…
If I could change the ending of any book…
If I could change the ending of any book, it would definitely be Little Women. I know this might be an unpopular opinion, but I never liked how Laurie ended up marrying Amy. From the very beginning, I loved the chemistry between Laurie and Jo. Even though Jo kept insisting she only saw him as…
Success Is Not Giving Up
Life will not always be easy. There will be setbacks, disappointments, heartbreaks, and days when you feel like giving up. Success is not about being the smartest person in the room or having everything figured out. It is about getting back up when life knocks you down and taking one more step forward. This year…
The Masks Never Stay On Forever
For a long time, I believed the best in people. If someone smiled at me, I smiled back. If someone needed help, I helped. If someone called me a friend, I treated them like one. Maybe that is just the way my heart works. I have never been very good at keeping score. I did…
That’s what happened to her.
There was a time when I worried about what people thought of me. Why I was quiet some days.Why I seemed stronger on some days than others.Why I talked about God so much.Why I held onto hope when life gave me every reason not to. The truth is, life changes you. Loss changes you.Grief changes…
Seven Seconds of Confusion
Did I Just Dream an Earthquake? Something strange happened to me at 4:44 this morning. I was asleep and dreaming that there was an earthquake. In my dream, I was lying in bed when everything started shaking. Then I woke up… except I don’t think my brain realized I was awake yet. For about seven…
Rediscovering Ocean Girl
As a child, I loved watching Ocean Girl on The Disney Channel. Back then, Disney aired shows from all over the world, and one of the most memorable was this Australian science fiction series. Recently, I sat down and watched all four seasons on DVD, and I was surprised by how well the show held…
Stronger than I Thought I was
One way I have grown this year is learning how to keep moving forward even when life feels incredibly difficult. Losing my dad in March this year changed my life in ways I never expected. Some days I still find myself wanting to pick up the phone and try calling him. Other days I feel…
Crowned Brunette 