For many years I was a reactor. I reacted rashly and in anger when things were out of my control. If someone got me angry, I reacted in a negative way by yelling and exhibited aggressive behavior.

I grew up in a dysfunctional home.

I used to have a victim…

“Anyone who says writing is easy isn’t doing it right.” — Amy Joy

I’ve been writing for over 10 years. Yet, most of that writing has included fiction, poetry, product descriptions, social media posts, ad copy, and content for client’s blogs and websites.

I thought that experience prepared me to…

Communication skills are an important factor in having successful relationships — both in your personal life and career. To enhance your communication skills, you must speak, listen, write, and read well.

There are three communication channels to cultivate in your life:

· In-Person

· Spoken Word

· Written Content

To…

It doesn’t seem so difficult to me, to live a life where you are kind to others and do to them as you would want to be treated. Of course, no one is perfect. No one is on target all the time in how they are living daily for Christ…

By nature, I am a positive person. I’ve always chosen to see the good in other people and seek the silver linings in life as much as I can. Sometimes my glass-half-full personality clashes with my husband’s realistic outlook. However, we’ve learned how to balance each other out.

I love…

Unless you’ve been stuck under a rock for the last two years, you know how chaotic things have gotten. So much has happened and it seems like time has flown by. Yet, it also seems that the chaos and uncertainty are the only two things that have remained.

That is…

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” — Thomas A. Edison

I’ve felt like a failure many times. Have you? Maybe you’ve heard the quote by Albert Einstein: “The definition of insanity is doing something over and over again and expecting a different result.” I…

I have two verses about peace in the Bible that are my favorites and that I have memorized. The first one is Philippians 4:7 which says, “and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” …