We're celebrating our anniversary, and I am sharing 15 truths I've learned from 15 years of marriage.

Motherhood often reveals the areas within me that must be refined. 

Reflecting on 2016, and all that I am grateful for including family, friends, and opportunities.

As a child, I didn't like my name.  It stemmed from many things. 

It's been three weeks since I stepped out and attended my first blogging conference and left my family for more than a day.  I am so happy that I took the plunge and did something that I once only dreamed of doing. I remember when I first started blogging in 2009 there were quite a few popular conferences like Blogher and Blogalicious, and hundreds of women were sharing all over the place gems that they gained from the workshops. 

It was exactly ten years ago when the desire to write was ignited inside of me. I remember the moment like it was yesterday.  I was taking an undergraduate creative writing class.  We wrote memoirs, plays, and sonnets.  This type of writing I enjoyed because the stories came from within me, and they were a part of me.  I didn't realize I had stories until that class.  It was like a lid was taken off all of the thoughts I held within me.  I felt free to share the words on paper that I dared not speak because of the fear of being misunderstood.

I didn't say anything to her, but I am sure my eyes did.  I found the masking tape, but I couldn't help but to continue thinking about the scene that I witnessed. 

Lately, I have been struggling with time management. The number of things vying for my attention can be overwhelming.  From the dozens of ideas running through my mind daily to wanting to utilize every gift the Father has blessed me to possess, and I can't forget the responsibilities I have as a person, wife, and mother.

I've pondered about writing this post for the majority of the week.  I wasn't sure how to describe myself.  You would think that talking about someone you have lived everyday of your life with would come easier, but it doesn't.