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On June 30, 2021, I celebrated a huge milestone in my life. I turned the big 4-0. It’s a birthday we can all be proud of celebrating, especially when you think of the one that comes in ten years. Between my actual birthday and the Fourth of July, my family and friends took advantage ofContinue reading “40 So Far”

After planning this so many times and having it fall through due to conflicting schedules, I’m finally going to start a church tour. I talked with a couple whom I work with and we talked about what kind of music we listen to. When I heard K-Love mentioned, that rang a bell because I alsoContinue reading “I’m Doing a Church Tour in June (Cornerstone included)”

Last week I made the difficult decision to quit practicing gender nonconformity. Those of you who followed my blog in 2021 saw my posts celebrating it and saw how happy I was. Today’s blog highlights the reasons why I decided to abandon it after it brought me so much joy last year. Enjoy. 1. TheContinue reading “Why I Quit Practicing Gender Nonconformity”

Tonight was my first time going to church in eight months. It was online (it will be that way for Saturdays when I work) and it wasn’t my church that I was attending, but I felt at home with the pastor and his preaching. Fun fact: Allegheny Center’s senior pastor was the former Worship PastorContinue reading “My First Church Service in Eight Months!”

Sometimes the decisions you make that are for the best, are the ones that aren’t so easy to make. After feeling like I’ve been living my best life practicing my gender nonconformity, I made the difficult decision to abandon it. For those of you who jumped on the bandwagon because of my nonconforming adventures inContinue reading “The Old College Try”

After taking some time off, I’m going back to church this weekend. Also, after taking time to find myself, I’m going back to being me. I haven’t attended church regularly since I stepped away from my regular church home at the time, Cornerstone Ministries. That was back in September. I had some differences there andContinue reading “Going Back to Being Me”

After 13 years, I forget what it feels like to travel every day for work. This week marks six months that I’ve been with Giant Eagle. I was hired on November 19 after applying online and doing two interviews (one by phone and one by video). After orientation and a training session that included watchingContinue reading “Six Months at Giant Eagle”

Since graduating college in 2005, I struggled with myself. I failed to come to terms with my time in college because things didn’t work out. I denounced ever attending Slippery Rock because nothing came of it except working a menial job at Kings. I mellowed out a little when I got hired at WIS butContinue reading “The Meaning Behind April 13”

In today’s blog, I look back on this magical day one year ago when I celebrated the wedding of my fashion buddy and stylish sister and my new brother in law. In my top ten of 2021, this ranked in my top three along with turning 40 and celebrating my gender nonconformity. I got theContinue reading “The Wedding Revisited”

On Monday, I highlighted my mental health journey as I talked about my coming out. I also talked about my gender nonconformity which has really come to light over the last few years. While I’ve experienced happiness from it, I’ve also spent a lot of time defending it as some of those close to meContinue reading “My Mental Health Journey through Adulthood.”