My heart is calm and my burden's light. Our episode on Shattered aired last week. Expectations are completely arbitrary when embarking on uncharted territory. Meaning, we’ve never filmed anything other than live Facebook videos and uneventful insta-stories. This was serious. The anxiety and anticipation leading up to that day was sobering. Here is a very small glimpse of what my house looked like during my interview. I had concerns that my beautiful mom’s story would not be told accurately ...
Self Worth and Dignity
July 2001, My Mom was killed by a horrible serial killer and rapist. December 2016, I began to write a book about our story, her story, and all the circumstances revolving her death. January 2017, ID, Investigative Discovery Channel contacted us to tell her story in an upcoming series Shattered. My first thought- this can’t be real My concern- will they tell her story well February and March 2017 we filmed. August 30th our episode will air- two day’s from now! When I was in Washington I ...
The Glass Castle: How it affected me
“You shouldn’t be ashamed of us just because we choose a different lifestyle. When did you lose your sense of adventure?” Rose Mary Walls (The Glass Castle) Book Proposal Fail As many of you know, I’m working on a book about my mother’s murder and the events that preceded the tragedy, as well as, our lives after. For a while I was wrapped around the book proposal, particularly two parts: The genre and the competitive/comparative book list. I suppose if I had settled on the genre perhaps the ...
I Found Out My Roots with Ancestry DNA
Don't throw stones at meDon't tell anybodyTrouble finds meAll the noise of thisHas made me lose my belief I'm going back to my rootsAnother day, another doorAnother high, another lowRock bottom, rock bottom, rock bottomI'm going back to my rootsAnother day, another doorAnother high, another lowRock bottom, rock bottom, rock bottomI'm going back to my roots Had to lose my wayTo know which road to takeTrouble found meAll I look forwardWashed away by a wave - Imagine Dragons "Roots" Do you ever ...
Coffee, Priests, & The LGBT community
Coffee, GMA (Good Morning America), a priest, and the LGBT community. What could be more interesting? James Martin, an American Jesuit Priest, author, and recently appointed consultant to the Vatican spoke on GMA a couple of days ago. He was promoting his book; Building A Bridge: How the Catholic Church and The LGBT Community Can Enter into A Relationship of Respect, Compassion, And Sensitivity. One thing I learned in my faith that was so beautifully spoken by the Pope himself is this; “Who am ...
You Are: All The Things Your Like
You are- Like a slow walk down an easy path with the sunshine gently warming me while nature sings beauty around me…. you are Like the good night’s sleep, no tossing or turning and the peaceful awakening with a mind that say’s, “I’m ready for the day” …. You are Like my favorite book that I can’t put down, “just one more page”, I say…. you are Like New York Style Cheesecake so thick and rich and just sweet enough…. you are Like the smile on my face even though I’ve ...