The tears were sticking in the back of my throat and I didn’t know what to say…

I was all by myself. I was scared. And if I’m being honest …  a little doubtful.

My heart was racing and I could hardly br… bre… breathe!!!

It was the weirdest thing! Returning to my old neighborhood in Ferguson-Florissant actually made me start to sweat! 

I have so many bad memories about being abused, from my previous marriage… it was blowing my mind!

Are you gonna let boredom steal your power? I almost did.

You may not know this about me, but I took Karate when I was in college. (Are you impressed?)

Actually, there was a physical sport requirement and Karate just sounded COOL.

Wait… what just happened here?

A few years ago, I was speaking at a women’s event and the pastors took me out to IHOP for dinner. (We some classy people, huh?)

I noticed them whispering. (Oh NO! Did I preach okay? Did I have something stuck in my teeth?)

Ooooops! Did I just say that out loud?

Have you ever caught yourself letting words escape your mouth… without totally thinking about them? 

I mean, they may have seemed okay, at the time. But, maybe you were mad or hurt when you said them?

(Ummm… guilty!)