Tag Archives: freedom
Oh, the sacrifices we make in life! Parenting, for example, is not for the feeble-hearted, as most will attest. Even during pregnancy, parents stay busy making sacrifices for their coming child. From the time we learn about them into their adult lives, we save, we spend, we decorate, we sweat, we work — and, yes, labor — for the sake of our children……
This Independence Day is markedly different than any other I’ve ever celebrated before.
As a child, the holiday was enormously meaningful to me — patriotism was inspired in me at a young age. After all, our nation has an enormous legacy founded on liberty.
Childhood memories are laced with images of an American flag waving proudly outside my grandmother’s house and deep respect was given to those…..
Nothing could have prepared me for how it feels to see your autobiography on the shelf of a bookstore.
It’s boggling.
“No One Could Know” is my true, raw, account of choosing an abortion as a teenager, and later being raped. But the real story is all about finding forgiveness in Christ Jesus … and finding…..
Being a published author of an autobiography is frightful. Seeing your name on the worldwide web, in press releases and on the cover of a book found in bookstores, and reading reviews on Amazon is mind-blowing. It’s also most humbling. 
Especially when the topic is all about “the real you.” Transparency with my life is something I’ve grown comfortable…..
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