Uncensored Heart

Is blind faith something we should all aspire to? Quite frankly, I don’t know. Today there are so many religions, beliefs, thoughts and a myriad of convenient religious following. Yes, that’s right I said convenient. Why would I use such a term? That’s very simple. It’s the blatant truth and sometimes that shock makes us go into complete denial like it never happened. Save it. Faith is something we all have whether its in a higher power, our luck, or who knows what one believes to soothe their soul. I m going to be frank in saying that lately there have been more “pop-theology” than ever before. Pop theology meaning just that. Invented beliefs and more so convenient beliefs for those that say they believe but only if it is convenient to them. No religion is perfect, however, its not meant to be. If faith were that easy, wouldn’t everyone be on it and believing? Of course. But faith is just that…a complex, mixed bag of emotions and questions about ourselves and our faith and w...

One never knows what life will throw at them. It’s a mixed bag of happy, sad, anger and everything in between. So, how does one cope? I don’t know the answer to that as I have demons in my own closet. But what I do know is that some of the times in our lives are worst than anything a demon could throw at you. Battle one. The teenage daughter who is never happy about anything. I swear the teen years are much harder on the parent than the child. Mine, specifically goes from happy to depression in an instant. Nothing I say or do is good enough as there is always a comeback. So, the question is, how do I as the parent survive these years? My husband believes in a strict upbringing as that is how he was raised and raised his own. Can I say that the method does not work, and my proof is current family. So, I ride the tidal wave of being the parent of a teenager. I can only wish and pray that teens today get over themselves and their materialistic goods and realize that life is abou...