I cannot adequately describe frightening prospect of not being able to read. The idea that I would not be able to comprehend the basic premise of a bill before the legislature or grasp the message in a book was like being dropped into a deep...
The healing path varies from person to person. It took many years for me to tell anyone what happened to me. It took much longer for me to be able to share publically. I slammed out my story in a book. It took about ten...
We are living in a schizophrenic society. There is no doubt about it. The explosion of knowledge has made all knowledge equal to many people. Knowing what you had for dinner or that your cat did something cute and knowing that a man was burned...
As I sit here, choking down enough food to swallow my handful of pills. The fact that I am among the wealthiest people on earth is not lost on me. Some of these medications are very expensive and I can go to my fridge or...
I listen to a lot of speakers and I read a lot too. Attitude affects altitude. The attitude of a plane determines how fast it will gain or loose altitude. The pilot has control and monitors the instruments to determine his or her actions. A...
My mother's second husband adopted my sister and me. His mother gave me a Bible. I don't remember going to church at that age, though I did. The only church I remembered was the Catholic church that my abusers took me to as a toddler....
He said he'd kill me, but saving my baby saved my life. A Moment in Time This was the culmination of years of abuse. Child sexual abuse had set me up to be a perfect target for sex trafficking. When I was thirteen years old, a local body...
Lyme is such a distraction. It detracts from everything else. I can think of many things that do likewise. It could be a job, a difficult circumstance, or a person consuming your energy and your thoughts. Maybe, it’s some other disability or long-term illness. Like...
When I was a toddler, my family went camping. One night, drunken uncles swung my father over a bon fire, by his arms and legs. I was hysterical, positive they were going to throw him atop the huge flames. From my vantage point, it seemed...
Testifying or any kind of public speaking can be terrifying for some people. I'm asking you to be courageous because people's lives are at stake. Legislators are people, just like you and me. We need to let them know that all lives matter.New Hampshire has...