Amazingly Beautiful Words

My love of words runs deep. I love how certain words sound, how the syllables roll off the tongue. I started writing at the age of 16, mostly short stories and poetry. In college, I started out as a Business major. Then three years into a four-year degree, I changed my major to English and never looked back. Needless to say, I turned a four-year into a five-year degree, but my love of writing overpowered my initial want of being in advertising. I interned at a TV station during my senior year in college, thinking I wanted to be the […]

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Live For The Little Things

Photo Credit: Pinterest I have been told many times, by many people, to live for the little things in life. There are a million little things that brush against the walls of our life that oftentimes we forget to stop and smell the roses. My husband and I take motorcycle rides and he has what he calls his “riding playlist”, filled with songs by The Allman Brothers, John Denver, Hugo, just to name a few. We like the freedom it gives us, and it gives me the opportunity to admire the beautiful scenery. My parents lived in Biloxi and Gulfport […]

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If I Could Be Friends With Anyone…

I was always a bit of a nerd in school. I was never part of the “cool” crowd and I didn’t get invited to parties. I think the first party I got invited to that I actually attended was on prom night my Senior year in high school. Even in college, you could easily identify the “cool” kids and point out each clique. Me? I was on the newspaper staff for one year, and I was President of Sigma Tau Delta, the National English Honor Society. My senior year in college, I all but vanished from college life. I only […]

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Let Life Break You

Recently, I have been discouraged by how hard life is sometimes. When I found this quote by Louise Erdrich about letting life break you, I began to rethink my views on life. I know life can break me, and no one can protect me from it. Solitude will also break me, even though at times I may long for some solitude. I have to love. I have to feel. I have to be willing to risk my heart. I have to let life swallow me up. I also like the image of just sitting under the apple tree and listening […]

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