I have been nominated for another award! It's still a bit of a shock when people I know comment, but it's a whole other thing when fellow bloggers engage. Jordyn from https://thechronicallyunimaginable.blog/ is one of those fellow bloggers, she not only follows me and comments on my posts, she has nominated me for this award … Continue reading Mystery Blogging Award
Here's a secret about me that I hadn't shared publicly until recently -- I'm fascinated by tattoos. I've always wanted to get tattoos. Seriously. But I was born into a really conservative family and then I chose a really conservative profession. I decided to live in an area that attracts more conservative people than not … Continue reading Tattoos, Part I
I attended the Day of Caring for Breast Cancer Awareness, South Florida in 2018 for the second time. The first time I attended was over a decade ago when my mother was a model of hope. May of 2019 was the third time I attended and this year, I was honored to participate as a … Continue reading Day of Caring, 2019
Many people reading this blog post will know that I have a Bachelors degree in English with a Literature concentration. That basically meant that once I got the general education classes out of the way, I spent three (3) years in college reading a variety of literature, then analyzing and discussing the meaning, themes, or … Continue reading Unspoken Ink
I've lived in places where the 4th of July is the biggest party you can imagine. I still remember seeing the fireworks set to music on the radio in Washington DC when I was a kid and I went to law school in Virginia Beach, which has 5 military bases in very close proximity. Many … Continue reading 4th of July
I was listening to a piece on NPR a few months ago about how Anger and Depression go together. I've heard that a definition of depression is anger turned inward, so this link is not surprising to me. As an introvert, I'm pretty familiar with the inward turning concept, that's my normal modus operandi and … Continue reading Anger and Depression
Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Orlando Mom's Blog: https://orlando.citymomsblog.com/?s=Abigail+Johnston+&submit=Search Wildfire Magazine: you should do yourself a huge favor and just subscribe to Wildfire right now. The online/digital subscription is fine but the physical subscription where you get a magazine chock full of amazing writing by men and women living with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer … Continue reading Other places my writing is Published!
In my last post, I talked about a recent encounter we've had with racism where we live. That experience is not over and I'm plotting a few lawsuits as I type this; however, I've been struggling with something related to this experience that I want to share. Let me first say that I trust my … Continue reading Dealing with prejudice/Racism, PART II
What does this word mean to you? The dictionary meaning I found is as follows: "1. The action of saving or being saved from sin, error or evil: God's plans for the redemption of his world. [in singular] a thing that saves someone from error or evil: His marginalization from the Hollywood jungle proved to … Continue reading Redemption
Let me first say that anyone who participates in a clinical trial, at any stage, are my personal heros. It takes a lot to put your life and health on the line and I salute the trial participants and the families who agreed to participate. I am presently on my first line treatment, a drug … Continue reading Clinical Trials
No Half Measures 