HIS CHILDREN

In the busyness of life, I find it easy to feel as though I am losing myself. Although I am doing things I enjoy, such as hanging out with my best friend or working, which is really all I’ve done this summer, I still feel incredibly lost. I have all these distractions around me constantly. If […]

LETS TALK ABOUT SUICIDE

In honor of National Suicide Prevention Month, I would like to talk about some difficult topics. In this post, I will be discussing suicide and self harm in depth. Did you know that in 2013 there was a study that stated that adoptees are 4 times more likely to commit suicide? Why does this fact […]

TO MY OLD SELF

Ashley, Quit worrying about what everyone else says. You’re beautiful. It doesn’t matter what people say about you. You don’t have to look like a model. God created you perfect. Stop hurting yourself. Stop cutting. Your body is sacred. Stop thinking you’re not enough. You’re more than enough. Don’t try to be someone your not. Don’t […]

WHAT IS MY TATTOO?

For those of you who don’t know, I recently got my first tattoo. It is right under my ankle. Despite being in the most excruciating pain I’ve ever been in, I am absolutely in love with it. Lots of people have asked what it means. It is a heart and a triangle. It represents the […]

TO MY BIRTH MOM

I miss you. It’s crazy how I can miss someone I’ve never met. At times, I feel like I need you. I think about you all the time. I often question, “Why did you do this to me?” How could you give me up? How could you trust strangers to raise me? Why didn’t you […]