“Ask and you shall receive” —  As a young girl, these words echoed through my ears while I sat in various educational environments, whether I was receiving a lesson in bible study, or receiving the word from a spiritual leader who was being used as a vessel to spread the word of the Lord. But […]

On a daily basis, or at least weekly, I’m diagnosing myself with some type of mental or physical disorder. Most of the time — okay, all the time, the disorder is in my head, but it’s really hard for someone to convince me that my issues are fictional. Growing up, I remember my sister always […]

Sometimes when the house is silent and the sound of reality TV echoes quietly through the background of my dark thoughts, I think about how my current mood could change with a sudden shift of gravity…or a subtle hiccup. No one really thinks about how powerful a hiccup can be. It can actually disrupt the […]

Every year, just as the Christmas holiday wraps up, and we prepare to welcome a New Year, I write about the stressful plague of seeking the perfect gifts for my loved ones. No one forces me, but I think the tradition has been imprinted on my soul where I feel its mandatory to follow suite…each […]