: About Me

My passion is ...

Cooking, entertaining, playing hostess, writing.

I know too much about ...

You can never know too much.

My parents always told me ...

Be careful of the company you keep... birds of a feather flock together.

My childhood ambition ...

Sing like an angel. I can't sing.

My favorite memory ...

I was five and it was my first day of school. I used part of my lunch money to buy my mom an ice cream sandwich. I put the treat in my little jean purse and finished out the day. When I arrived home, I told my mom I had a gift for her. She opened up the purse and proceeded to laugh and laugh with joy. I obviously had no concept of the temperature it takes to keep ice cream from melting.

Why I write ...

Writing is a good outlet for me.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I'm a news junkie.

My first job ...

Worked on a political campaign.

My best moment ...

Witnessing a miracle.

My inspiration ...

God.

Relationships & Family > Friendship Issues & Advice How to make friends

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Take the heart of a person. With each beat, the desire to be loved and to fit in is a longing shared universally. I believe most of us walk around this earth with heavy protectors over our being, because we simply are afraid of being rejected. It is this fear of rejection that is holding the blessings of friendship hostage. Rejection comes in all degrees and is the cause for why we retreat and become sheepish about making new friends. Maybe you were always picked last for dodge ball. You got stood up at the prom. Your own father never claimed you. Despite years of faithful dedication, your...

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