Happy New Year! 2020 was a tumultuous one; unbridled and unrestrained. Did you not find yourself feeling like you were climbing a never-ending mountain that just seemed to get steeper and more treacherous as the year wore on? Mountains are demanding; their journeys can be unpredictable and sometimes even unmerciful, as were many days of …
Public Cervix Announcement – There’s Not An App for That
Ladies – there is NOT an app for Women’s Health! I was scheduled to get every woman’s favorite exam last week – the Pap Smear. To give you a little history, I was going because I had an abnormal exam a year ago – Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance (ASCUS). In December 2014, I …
Happy New Year
“And suddenly you know… it’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” I knew and I did! I kicked off 2019 in Colorado Springs, Colorado preparing for the Cameron Brooks Career Conference. I traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina and interviewed with 13 exciting, prospective Corporate America companies achieving 9 Yesses, 1 …
More Than a Golf Game – Lessons Learned in the Military
I am currently in Belle Chasse, Louisiana for my first two week Annual Training drill with the United States Army Reserves, 377th Theater Sustainment Command. The Reserves = an entirely different world. The last week and a half has granted me a crash course in all things Reserve acronym, policy, rule, medical protocol, expectation, you …
Alpha Battery’s Captain America
Today marks 5 years since the loss of a great person. A person that makes you want to be better. A person that inspires you. A person whose individuality and unique personality make you uncomfortable–not because it is weird or odd, but because you wish deep down that you were so brave as to exhibit …
Thank You In Place of Goodbye
“So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.” Helen Keller There is a small Thai restaurant 10 minutes down the road from where I live that I have stopped often to pick up dinner. I had not been there for a while so …
6 Best Friends
Somebody somewhere declared today to be National Siblings Day. One problem though. I do not celebrate my siblings just one day of the year. I celebrate and thank God for my siblings every day! I speak to at least one of my siblings daily and almost all five of them every week. Honestly, the greatest …
“You Don’t Have to Compromise Convictions to be Compassionate”
My best friend, my brother from another mother, is gay. He “came out” to me officially in the Summer of 2016. I was not shocked. It had been assumed for several years. My first reaction to his vulnerable sharing was love and acceptance—that is what he needed. That is what he deserved. That is how …
Grandpa, His Sense of Humor and Kill Sticks
Today is my Grandfather’s birthday–he’d have been 88 years old today if he were still alive. He passed away June 27, 2017. I just wanted to take some time to honor him today and share a little piece of the big hearted man I was so fortunate and blessed to call Grandpa. Do you know …
“Accept the Apology You Never Got”
Robert Brault said, “Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got.” I have found that when you wait for an apology, you are allowing the person who hurt you to continue to hurt you. You’re giving them the power to decide when and if you get to be okay again. …