: About Me

I am a beautiful child of God. 45 years young and loving everything that life has to offer. I am the proud and divorced mother of five; living and loving on my own after a hurtful marriage and a lifetime of doing and being for everyone but me. My voice is strong and true and though I'm fallible, I'm trying to be all that God has called me to be. In addition to writing (I've got like hundreds of journals), I love to sing and I love to cook. I'm active in my church and I spend lots of time with the kids - football, baseball, chorus and cheerleading. I'm redoing my house (a little at a time) and I'm beginning the process of transitioning from 18 years in public sector human resources to being self-employed as a life coach/mentor/motivational speaker...

My passion is ...

grabbing all that life has to offer

I know too much about ...

everything and nothing; I'm a trivia pack rat

My childhood ambition ...

To have a big family and to run an orphanage

My favorite memory ...

The exact time and date that I began to love myself

Why I write ...

I write to connect with others. Writing is the unsilent voice

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

I am reading, How We Choose To Be Happy; Listening to Alicia Keyes, As I Am

My first job ...

A waitress at a Woolworth's in Atlantic City...

My best moment ...

The day that God spoke to me

My inspiration ...

My sister Fred-she was the wind beneath my wings

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