Don’t bully….unless you’re an adult

We're always telling children to not bully and to not make fun of people. We tell them that it's not okay, we ask them how they would feel if someone treated them that way, we discipline and punish them. I once, a number of years ago (so there's basically no way I can find the … Continue reading Don’t bully….unless you’re an adult →

Assumptions

I once had a cat named Mau. She was such a darling, and extremely smart; she would learn things very quickly, and since she was so much of a darling, she wanted to please us humans, so she would (most of the time) do what we asked of her. One of my other cats is … Continue reading Assumptions →

Jesus was lied about, too.

I'm still reading my way through the book of Matthew in the Bible. I'm going through it very slowly, and some days I just don't read in it at all because I just need a lament from the Psalms to help me express how I feel. But sometimes I find that Matthew tells a story … Continue reading Jesus was lied about, too. →

On Asking For Help

(All Scripture quotations are from the New Living Translation of the Holy Bible, copyright 2013.) So, asking for help has never been something I've felt comfortable doing. It's not that....well, at least occasionally, maybe it is pride and me thinking, "Those who ask for help are weaklings!" But I'll say that usually it's fear that … Continue reading On Asking For Help →

The year I got food for Valentine’s Day

I've already posted about how much I hate Valentine's Day, and how I feel alone a lot. I'm not sure if I've also said how much I hate food. Well, I used to hate food; now I'm okay with it -- I sometimes even like it now! But I'm recovering from anorexia, which is the … Continue reading The year I got food for Valentine’s Day →

This Single Person’s Guide to Surviving Valentine’s Day

So, I hate Valentine's Day. I feel that I have every good reason to hate this holiday. I've been single my whole life, I've been ignored and mocked for most of my life, and even now, I usually feel completely invisible and ignored. I still spend almost all my time alone, and I sometimes feel … Continue reading This Single Person’s Guide to Surviving Valentine’s Day →

My favourite book

I realized recently that I rarely smiled during my middle and high school years, and I almost never laughed. Why should I? The only times people talked to me was to make fun of me or to scream at me for not being perfect (even though they'll never admit that that's why they were mad … Continue reading My favourite book →

My favourite band(s)

So, people tend to ask me who my favourite band or musician is, and I always answer Skillet. But it's a bit more complicated of an answer than that. Because I also love the music of BarlowGirl. When I was in middle and high school, I didn't have any friends, and even before then, I … Continue reading My favourite band(s) →

Jesus was betrayed, too.

I'm working my way through the book of Matthew in the Bible, and I'm currently in the middle of chapter 26. Today's reading was in the Garden of Gethsemane, and the guards and soldiers and all them just came to arrest Jesus. It was never really taught in Sunday school when I was little, but … Continue reading Jesus was betrayed, too. →

My cat Dora

Dora Penick, feline 🙂 My cat Dora was born on March 3rd, 2005, on the wraparound screened-in porch of my family's house. I was a few months shy of my 11th birthday, and I was of course immediately in love; I mean, she was a cute fluffy little calico kitten, how could I not be … Continue reading My cat Dora →