: About Me

Born Joy Faith Elliot on November 25, 1966 ON THE SHORES of lovely Tampa Bay, Florida.

(Maybe that's the reason I still love the salt spray in my face, even today. I wonder if I still would, if Mom had made it all the way to the hospital.) :}

My parents took me to church as far back as I can remember. This could explain why my humor is sometimes a little irreverent, but never "out & out" blasphemous.

(Heaven sounds pretty COOL, and much more relationship-friendly. Maybe it's just me, but I get a little PiMSy when I'm TOO HOT. No "crispy critters" for me, Thank You!)

I love cats! Can you tell? I have three! They sleep with me every night. They relax me so quickly as I rub their soft fur & listen to the gentle purr.

I still have a "childlike heart" because (you know) "Just wanna have FUN" & all that jazz...

"Do you like me? Please check Yes or No!
Do you like my writing? Please check Yes or No!"

That was an example of some of my first writing in print...Anyway, Have a great Life!

Enjoy! JOY! :)

My passion is ...

Having friends who know me & like me because of it.

I know too much about ...

Romance. I think my expectations are too high!

My parents always told me ...

"Don't believe what your girlfriends say! Wait to see who sticks around when you have 'a bad hair day'!"

My childhood ambition ...

Was to be a famous writer, like Louisa May Alcott.

My favorite memory ...

Was the first time I saw my words in print.

Why I write ...

I write because I want to make a difference in my world, and because I want the world to see what a difference a writer, like me, can make!

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

Anything by Joyce Meyer...

My first job ...

Cleaning my room, but Mom didn't pay much.

My best moment ...

The birth of our little toddler, JOY. She will be four this fall (2007.)

My inspiration ...

My Mom inspired me to believe I could do just about anything. I wish she could have believed the same about herself. (She praised everybody else & put herself down...I still don't understand THAT!)

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: What we've lost

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PAIN! ANGER! HOPELESSNESS! WHY! Wasn't my life bad enough without THIS? Little sisters should out-live adults,... Right? Please, tell me I'm right! O, GOD, WHY? I was just learning how to be a Mommy,... to give Mom a break! What are we supposed to learn from this? YOU give HOPE! Where's MINE? YES! Your ways are always Right and Perfect, GOD,... but some days... I just can't breathe! Can you help me learn how to breathe again, O LORD? I don't want this to turn my heart from YOU, BUT... right now I don't like you very much! Please, don't hit me with lightning for saying THAT! (YOU'RE NOT lik...

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