Look pretty! Stay silent. Don’t forget to clean the house And make dinner. Just do as you’re told, darling. As women, we constantly hear things like these. We’re trapped in a world where we’re seen As objects to be used and played with by men. We end up worn out, Unable to locate the fire our spirits need to thrive.  We’re forced to wear tight dresses, ...

May 8, 2003, will always be the day my existence split into ‘before’ and ‘after.’ My knees buckled when I heard: “You have cancer.” Flashes of my life moved beyond anything I wanted to comprehend. I had limited time. All the plans vanished with a silent pop. The humming in my ears grew deafening. When ...

I was thinking about the old saying “it takes a village” the other day. I come from a blended family. My parents divorced when I was a toddler and a decade later, my mother married another man and they had a son. I am beyond grateful to have a wonderful step-dad and a loving little ...