The 2017 debut of DC’s Wonder Woman brought with it a wave of feminism most in this generation have not seen since the Suffragette Movement of the 1900s. In it’s wake came the #MeToo Movement of Hollywood leaving Captain Marvel fans waiting with bated breath as to how this iconic female superhero from the Marvel […]
Tag: Waking Sleeping Beauty
Death Becomes Her (Chapter One)
I’m never going to be skinny enough. I’m never going to be tall enough, beautiful enough, smart enough, making enough, funny enough, you name it – enough. I am His. It’s the only thing that will ever be enough. Six years ago, I heard the Lord tell me my husband was dying. At the time, […]
Waking Sleeping Beauty (Prologue and Invitation)
I keep thinking about woman. “Who am I that my sovereign King is mindful of me?” I want to tell her, how even if her fairy tale did not begin the way she hoped it would, that it’s okay. Because it can end even better than it began. Only, I pause. Because, I wonder if […]
Why I proudly share my Marriage with Braveheart and Veterans Day 11/11
I remember the day we went to get our wedding rings engraved. It was 10 years ago now but I recall it still like it happened yesterday. We were young, broke and in “love.” I say “love” in quotes because we didn’t actually know real Love, yet. The Jewelsmith behind the counter was a kindly […]
Never Let Them See You Cry (#MeToo) the
I remember the first time she told me those words. She said them with a fierceness so commanding, her confidence alone was more intriguing to me then anything and I wanted to possess it for myself. She looked fearless and brave. I wanted to be fearless and brave. “Never let them see you cry, sweetheart. […]