When tragedy strikes, people really do want to help. To offer some words of comfort, or wisdom, from their own experiences. Sometimes those words help, and are just the thing you need to get through it. And, sometimes those words rip the wound open before it can even start to heal. When I had a miscarriage, there were many people that wanted to help me, and offer anything they could. And, for that I will always be thankful. I couldn't have gotten through any of it, witho

"Roots & Wings", a phrase that has summed me up for some time now. So much so, that I have wings tattooed on one arm, and a tree with roots, on the other. This phrase has become a cliche, but when it represents how you see the world, and your journey, I think that stigma is released. We have to know where we came from, in order to know where we are going. One of the many reasons there are so many Family Tree websites, and even a few shows about tracing back our lineage. Even