: About Me

I am a married 25 yr. old living in Texas. I go to a non-denominational church with about 20,000 members and work for a non-profit organization. I am a huge supporter of live music, and I love to keep up with popular movies, books, and pop culture. I am going back to get my teaching certificate after earning my degree in Marketing, and hope to have kids in the next 5 years.

My passion is ...

showing others the love of Jesus.

I know too much about ...

celebrities. I shouldn't care, but I can't stop myself.

My parents always told me ...

love is a choice you make every day.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a writer, ironically.

My favorite memory ...

holding my dad's hand in church.

Why I write ...

because I believe things happen in my life for a reason.

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

Too many to list. I want to always be thinking and learning.

My first job ...

was the janitor for my dad's company.

My best moment ...

my wedding day.

My inspiration ...

is my mom. Love her to pieces!

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Life lessons

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One of my dad's favorite jokes was that he and my mom never considered divorce, just murder. They were married for 31 years before he passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack. That day taught me some life lessons quickly, ones that I never wanted to learn, but had to. The first was that life insurance is a gift you give to your family. My dad didn't have a lot, but it was really needed to pay the funeral expenses and take care of my mom when she couldn't depend on his income anymore. Fortunately, she has a very secure job and is learning to adjust her spending habits to half of what th...

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