I can't guarantee tomorrow. I can't guarantee that today I won't take my last breath, that today won't be my last. I can't guarantee that this sunrise will be the final, that this won't be the last day I have. I can't guarantee my health, my life, my plans, or what tomorrow will hold. I … Continue reading i can’t guarantee tomorrow
Author: Kara Lynn
Feelings Vs. Body |Where Is Our Value Defined?|
Hola my beautiful readers! Ready for a mess of thoughts and wandering ideas? Good, because that's what you are about to get. *winks* And please, as always, listen to my Porch Swing Conversations episode two that is the companion to this post. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6EahMOu1KkLL8CoQbGVFmb?si=DtBjA9-GQW6x3ABrf6OsMQ I'm watching the world swirling around me in a cloud of darkness … Continue reading Feelings Vs. Body |Where Is Our Value Defined?|
My Battle With My Sexual Identity
*Listen to the podcast attached as well as read the below post to hear the most of my story possible. While post and podcast episode are nearly identical, there are unique aspects to each* https://open.spotify.com/episode/5PV9jObM4XV5UNwhCgDSy1?si=KGRMuVieThmUxAyoti1G5g I was around the age of eleven when I became dissatisfied with my gender and who I was. WOW. Saying … Continue reading My Battle With My Sexual Identity
Nine |Book Review|
Hola my amazing readers!It's been a hot minute since I've done a book review and it's time to talk Nine from Rachelle Decker. Zoe Johnson spent most of her life living in the shadows, never investing in people or places. But when a wide-eyed, bedraggled teenager with no memory walks into the diner where Zoe … Continue reading Nine |Book Review|
this is why i choose life
This is suicide prevention week. Here is a post dedicated to the ones hanging by a thread. Today was hard. Like I felt my sanity slipping hard. And I realized something: Today the pain is different. When I was a teenager, these days meant I dwelled in the darkness. I remained there, stuck and alone. … Continue reading this is why i choose life
the fear of a wandering mind
Why do we fear the wanderings of our mind? Why do we balk at the questions of our heart? As a little girl, I was full of questions. What is heaven like? What does God look like? Why do I have so much acne? Who will I marry? Is the Bible all true? Why do … Continue reading the fear of a wandering mind
pain doesn’t define me |my story part two|
I've always been an emotional person. When I love you, it's forever. When you're my friend, I hold fast and hard. I am easily swayed by your opinion of me yet I am always fiercely independent. I am my own person who won't change that for anything. I stand up for what's right and I'm … Continue reading pain doesn’t define me |my story part two|
bitterness isn’t freedom |my story part one|
Over the course of the last couple of years, people have asked to hear my testimony of how I became a Christian, of how I learned how to conquer the darkness and embrace the light. It's a long and complicated story and much of it would take posts and posts to get all the details. … Continue reading bitterness isn’t freedom |my story part one|
Befriending Your Monsters…
Hola readers! I think I disappeared off the face of the blogging earth for a hot minute. I wasn't expecting a break, but it was one I needed. I'm focusing more on my WIP, one The Crownless King's release, and just trying to keep up with life. I will be back eventually, but for now … Continue reading Befriending Your Monsters…
i’m glad my dreams don’t come true
I'm glad my childhood dreams didn't all magically come true. You can dream and plan and hope and pray, and as much as my old dreams were nice to hold onto, as much as I liked to wish on a star, I could never write the story I am in now. Dreams are nice. Dreams … Continue reading i’m glad my dreams don’t come true