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Behind my smile is a hurting heart, behind my laugh, I’m falling apart. Look closely at me and you will see, the girl I am, it isn’t me. ~~ Minigirl

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Come with me as I travel on my journey through this thing called depression, always striving to reach that all-illusive light at the top of the hole. You can be a part of the good, the bad, and the ugly. Grab a cup of coffee, a glass of wine, or a Diet Coke and join me. I can’t promise that it will all be fun and games, but I do promise you this — it will all be real.

~~~ Betty

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Grams’ Turkey and Cornbread Dressing

As we are getting ready for the Holiday Season, I’ve been on the phone a couple of times with my daughter, Gina, getting ready for the preparation of my family-famous Cornbread Dressing. She is taking on the task this year of preparing the dressing for our family gathering. Over the years, I’ve had a few… Continue reading Grams’ Turkey and Cornbread Dressing

Another Year, Another Prayer

It’s been 52 years now since I whispered in your ear for the first time. That whisper was, “Happy Birth Day, sweet little boy”. On October 5th of each of the last 51 years, I have whispered a short prayer in my heart. On this 52nd year, I again whisper the following in my heart: Happy Birthday, Allen… Continue reading Another Year, Another Prayer

You Can’t Skip Chapters

Pillow Thoughts 2 by Courtney Peppernell After yesterday’s post, I thought it was interesting for this to have shown up on my FB page. Lots of thoughts these days about life and about the ultimate ending of it. I think most of us wish we could go back and skip some of the tough chapters. But, what would have happened… Continue reading You Can’t Skip Chapters

You Are Gonna Get Got. Don’t Ever Doubt It.

If it’s not something we’ve eaten, it’s something we’ve drunk, or maybe something we smoked, or something in the air, or something in the dirt, or something that seeped into our bodies from the clothing we wore, or some other bad habit we had, or someone with a gun, or someone with a knife, or… Continue reading You Are Gonna Get Got. Don’t Ever Doubt It.

How to serve God

Originally posted on Perfect Love:
I sat in heavy meditation today wondering if I was a Mary or a Martha. This is a question I’ve always asked myself since first hearing about them. First my middle name is Martha so I can’t help like feel as if I was destined to be a Martha. I…

Those Dreaded “Copy and Paste To Show You Care” Posts

For those of you with a Facebook account, I know that you have seen the following post. It’s been around for quite some time. “Maybe if people’s heads weren’t buried in the sand of ignorance and they took the time to understand, instead of judging and thinking it won’t happen to them because they have… Continue reading Those Dreaded “Copy and Paste To Show You Care” Posts

I’m Getting Better. Then It Got Worse. Then It Got Better. Then It Got Worse Again. Now, It’s Getting Better Again. Ok, ok. I’m Getting the Message, God.

I’m Getting Better — Another “suck and dig and burn” session today. In fact, it was session #2 for this week. I had three new gobs of fungus on Monday that had to be sucked and dug out and then cauterized. Ugh! Then today, there were two new gobs. More sucking. More digging. More cauterizing. … Continue reading I’m Getting Better. Then It Got Worse. Then It Got Better. Then It Got Worse Again. Now, It’s Getting Better Again. Ok, ok. I’m Getting the Message, God.

My Days in the Georgia Department of Corrections

A friend had posted a video this morning of the abandoned Rivers State Prison in Milledgeville. Seeing the video brought back many sweet memories of my time spent with the Georgia Department of Corrections Educational Department. Ahh, so many memories. My first experience with GDC was teaching a class for GMC at Rivers on Tuesday… Continue reading My Days in the Georgia Department of Corrections

There’s a Fungus Among Us

Little bit of history here. I swam a LOT as a child. Swimmer’s ear was a constant companion to me as a child. Way back in 2002, I began to have some severe problems with one of my ears. My hearing was almost nonexistent in my right ear and I was having gunk constantly drain… Continue reading There’s a Fungus Among Us

This Says It All

I saw the following quote on Laura Bennett’s blog and it spoke to me so loudly it was as though she was shouting at me. It’s not about getting your life back. It’s about taking it forward. I’m going to take it forward. Thanks, Laura, for shouting this at me. ~~Betty

A Little About Me

This is just a short excerpt for the about page.