When God gives you clear opportunities to leave a mentally, emotionally and/or physically abusive relationship and you choose to stay......

We toss around the word love almost as much as we say hello. We say it to our friends, our partners, our family... sometimes only out of habit and sometimes with full meaning and emotion behind it. But the truth is, love isn't always soft and sweet!! It's not always about making someone feel good in the moment. REAL love, the ride or die kind, the kind that heals and helps someone grow, can be uncomfortable! It can sound a lot less like a hallmark card and a lot more like a w

Most self imposed prisons don't start with bars and boundaries. They start with our very own thoughts. A quiet belief that you're not enough, that you will never change, and that these are just the cards you've been dealt.

There's a special kind of sadness in giving someone all your love, admiration and effort, only to realize they can't reciprocate. It's...