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I entered the world fighting for survival--and the trend has continued. I grew up in the mountains of southeastern Kentucky, amidst the smell of coal dust and the majesty of mist rising out of the hollers in the early morning light. Although lush with nature, I felt trapped by the bowl of mountains surrounding me. Isolation and loneliness led me to dream of a world I only knew through the books I read as I reclined in the front porch swing with my best friend, a mountain feist/beagle mix named Caspy (after Casper the ghost).




My goal in life was to become the kind of person who, instead of being judged by my shortcomings, would be loved by my family and friends, and to make a difference in the lives of people who struggle like me. I never knew that dream would lead me through a lifetime of adventure, struggles, challenges, and achievements beyond my imaginings. Through music, art, photography, writing and acting, God took the lumps of coal from my coal bucket of life and squeezed them with His power until the coal became diamonds of the purest and rarest quality.

We all have challenges. Some may be health-related, emotional, physical, mental, spiritual--or a combination of two or more. We all desire to be loved. Most of us want to give up the struggle to survive from time to time. We all hope someone cares. Crushing our lumps of coal can be extremely painful.


In this blog, I hope to share some of my lumps of coal with you--and how they were transformed, with great crushing power, into diamonds.
 




Most of all, I want you to know I understand your journey--and I care.



9 comments:

  1. This is so beautiful. I'm so glad you're writing. God bless you!

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  2. Glad I discovered your witty, sometimes quirky blog. Interesting topics writers should be aware of.

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  3. 'Dream your dreams about what YOU
    want to do in Seventh-Heaven;
    dare to ask for the impossible
    and all the gifts YOU have ever
    wanted from Me. Expect Me to hear
    YOU and fulfill your every desire'
    -Jesus
    (from 'Lui et moi'
    by Gabrielle Bossi,
    French writer, turn-
    of-the-century)

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  4. Where are u from hun? I love your page!!

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  5. Originally? Seventh-Heaven...
    but, alas! I was born as a baby
    (still am) to learn some difficult
    lessons. Here's summore I learned
    in my existence finite:

    We're soooo not P/R;
    yet we so invite YOU
    to follow us Upstairs
    away from this feeble,
    fallible, finite façade:

    Yes, dear, we can and! will live
    999,999,999,999,999,999,999+
    oemnillions of years Upstairs
    writing our effusive epiphany:
    wild-endorphin-child,
    full-throttle-velocity,
    BOMB!astic-X-cess...
    I'm a Near Death Experiencer.
    ● nrg2xtc.blogspot.com ●

    Meet me in the Great Beyond, girl!
    Let's write4eternity in d'B.O.M.M.
    (BigOlMajesticMansion) and other
    priceless, explosive exponentials.
    ● en.gravatar.com/MatteBlk ●
    -the sub/dude

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  6. 'If you die
    before you die,
    when you die,
    you will never die'
    -Jesus
    ● en.gravatar.com/MatteBlk ●
    Cya soon, miss gorgeous...

    You go, girl,
    all-the-way
    Uppastairs
    to RongWayBar
    this sideOthe universe.
    We must have a keg
    and some schnaxx.
    Cya soon, miss gorgeous...

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