I have always been the type of person that has to keep busy. Constantly working, doing shows at the local community theater, planning parties and special events and above all, never saying no. It didn’t matter what you were asking for. Need someone to be in your charity fashion show? Sure. Need someone to help you move? You got it. Goodies for the office party? I will give it my all. I love putting effort into things and seeing and hearing the gratitude on people’s faces or in their voices. I would work myself to the point of exhaustion and function off of like 2 hours sleep way too often. I was very happy.

I felt like I had purpose.

After getting married my husband and I wanted to start a family right away but we struggled. It was a very d...

Losing a child is a very lonely journey. It is a journey that will leave you so very empty and in constant search of something to fill the void and help with the grief that you are continually experiencing. After the loss of my son I was in desperate need of a distraction and so I began looking. I had no clue what I was in fact looking for, but I knew I needed something to help me get through this very difficult and trying time. Somehow amidst all the chaos,

I happened upon roller derby.

A friend of mine called me up one day and told me I should come check out this local roller derby league with her. I was certainly hesitant. Roller derby? I was very unsure for many reasons though I was most concerned about how a bunch of women were going t...