I am sitting here waiting for a batch of double fudge chocolate brownie cupcakes that include marshmallows to layer on top after baking, for the whole smores effect. I am content and happy as the aroma of baking chocolate and butter swirl through the air. …

Tonight, I am sitting here with a tiny cup of peppermint mocha coffee, indulging in the sound of meditation music strumming along to my peripheral thoughts. While my fiancé blares ESPN and my children play Toca Boca I laugh to myself. Even through Erics long barrage of burps I am…

Here we are, December again, and the cold is not the only thing that is leaving me feeling empty, thank goodness for hot coffee and good creamer. When one child is heaven and the others shard with the other sides of family or shared custody invilves large splits of seeing…

Tell me when I had the idea of conquering deep rooted generational issues while parenting, and how it was the easiest thing in life I could do? Love… be a family member of worth.. all while chasing my dreams, kids in tow. In my own young naive mind, If I…

I began my journey out of homelessness in 2017, and even when writing this, the words are surreal to me. I was not sure it would be possible, all those days of living on the ledge had caught up with me and I was looking down a cliff. Spend the…

I have not been writing lately, somehow after the holidays my schedule became busier, and I became somewhat emotionally unavailable to the writing process. Baring my soul is not as easy as my rambles make it seem, but I do so anyway, somedays it is because the ether is the…

There have been many times I have contemplated my children's birthdays and how magical I would make the experience for them. The cake specially crafted with their favorite flavor, the frosting brightly colored to perfection. …

I cringe when I read my older articles, which I admit were published during a very dark season of my soul. Reading some of the sentences made me want to hit the delete button immediately! As if this simple and swift action would erase the shame I felt in my…

If I had any advice for those new in recovery, it would be to stay single if you are, and focus on yourself. I am worried I might come off as judgmental, but none the less it's my first word of advice. My main triggers in sobriety come from relationships…