L.D. Parker's Blog, page 6
May 5, 2015
You’ve Got to Fight! Ugh…Really?
I am a fighting illiterate. LD, what in the WORLD does that mean??? Simply this – for all of my skills with the written word, my ability to recount stories with amazingly vivid details and descriptions utilizing a vast array of adjectives, my prowess with a thesaurus, when it comes to verbal altercations, I turn […]
April 30, 2015
A Little F-You In My Life
A friend recently told me I need to get a little F-You in my life. Interesting concept. Of course the problem is when you’ve avoided telling people to go F-themselves for as long as I have, you worry that if/when you start, you won’t be able to stop. No one will escape – family, friends, […]
February 13, 2015
Single ≠ Wrong
I have been single my entire life. OK, some of you who know me probably just went “Huh? You’ve been married and in lots of relationships – what are you talking about?” The truth is that yes, I did get married, and yes, I’ve been in a number of relationships – we won’t discuss the […]
January 23, 2015
Half Came Back
I’ve been struggling with the title of this blog post all morning. Other contenders were: The Bitch is Back Half-Off? Not Always a Good Thing Half and Half – Not Just for Coffee I’m Baaaack! (like in The Terminator) The Fat is Back in Town (like the song – “The Boys are Back in Town…cheesy […]
January 22, 2015
Be the Blessing
When we go through rough patches in life, we tend to wonder “Why me?” or “When is my happy time?” Have you ever noticed that when you’re blue, everyone around you is having THE BEST LIFE? Depressed because you’re single? 20 of your friends will announce their engagement this week! Struggling to have a baby? […]
January 19, 2015
Who’s Calling?
Faith is a very different thing than Religion to me. I know to some they are synonymous, but not to yours truly. Faith has come easy to me most of my life – a little easier as a child, but still not something I’ve ever truly struggled with. I hold true this belief that I […]
January 4, 2015
New Year, New Writer’s Block
Well it’s a brand new year, so it’s time for resolutions and fresh starts, right? Meh. Personally, I prefer to kick off new things the instant the urge strikes me, time of year be damned. The reason? Because it’s about the drive and inspiration behind the new task, not a calendar. If I want to […]
December 17, 2014
To Protect and Serve
Today I went to a funeral. Lately I seem to do that a lot. Not sure why, but I do. But today’s funeral was different. Today we said good-bye to a cop. If you didn’t know, I was raised in a police family. If you’ve never personally known cops you may not understand, but I’m […]
December 15, 2014
Being A Witness
Yesterday at my church we had a sermon titled “We Are All Witnesses”. As you know (or at least I would imagine you know) it is the Christmas season. Well, it’s the holiday season in general since not everyone celebrates Christmas, but you get my meaning. I’m currently in an on-going discussion/debate/reason-why-I-sometimes-envy-childless-friends with my 2 […]
December 1, 2014
Just Say Yes
Do you remember – well, probably not if you’re under 30 – but do you remember the Just Say No campaign of the 80’s? Nancy Reagan’s anti-drug crusade? Over the years it became a joke, but it also was used to encourage people to turn away from bad habits – drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, and even […]
