After writing the article about my experience at the American Idol audition, I received one particular comment (among a bunch of super awesome comments, thank you very much! lol) that made me stop and think for a while. Here’s an excerpt from it:
… you are a good singer and I admit that, but you aren’t as nearly as good as you think you are. …

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I’ve dealt with Fibromyalgia for 18 years – since I was just 9 years old. Prior to that, I had a bone tumor which required 5″ of my tibia to be shaven out. I’ve been in significant pain most of my life… I push through it most of the time, but it is so frustrating for me when I do slow down and people just …

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When it comes to my friends, I often let things slide that I shouldn’t or I just kind of leave it alone when they say something to offend me, accepting it as just being who they are because it’s easy for me to assume that a friend wouldn’t ever intentionally make me feel that way and realizing that not everyone responds the same way… but …

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For the last few days, I’ve been plagued more than usual with symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome which is associated with Fibromyalgia. {You can find out more about the symptoms of Fibromyalgia by clicking here} I’ve dealt with a combination of the two for nearly 18 years and on most days, I can push through it and make myself get on with what needs …

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There are several things that spurred this blog post. I’m not one to let anyone trash my husband, especially when their claims are untrue and I tend to become a bit unsettled when I get online to read things written by my stepsons’ mother like:

… to which I replied …

… to which she replied …

… to which I replied …

Then, of course… like children do, …

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Those who follow me on Twitter are probably familiar with the situation I’ve been having with my washing machine for the last couple of weeks. It has alternated between the water deciding to run freely without ceasing and the drum not spinning after the water drains. This means that for almost every load I’ve washed during this time period, I’d either had to stop the …

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My husband’s mom just called to tell him that his Dad’s mom died. She’s been in the hospital for over a week now… they had already kind of “given up” and accepted that this was inevitable. It’s still rough. His grandmother was one of the few people in his family that always loved and accepted me… always treated me like family instead of some outsider. …

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I think we’ve all experienced some degree of depression … some type of extreme hardship … some immense pressure … something that made us want to click our heels and wake up in another place… in another life.
We’ve had had those times in our lives when we wished we had never been born … or prayed for God to just take our life back.
Or, maybe …

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{ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 12/14/09 1:06am}
Tonight, I found out that a few hours ago one of my really good friends from college and her son were in a bad car accident. I haven’t received any word about Charmayne, but her son, Cinsere, was on life support the last I heard… he’s only four. Charmayne is such a sweetie. I went to college with her and her son’s …

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My heart is breaking for the two families who lost a child within the last few days… just the thought of Cinsere not making it was heart wrenching enough… but as soon as the relief of knowing his condition was improving began to resonate, I learned of two other families who weren’t quite so lucky. On December 6, Kristine Brite {@kristinebrite} lost her 5 day …

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