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Hi, I´m Joey

It’s my hope that this website, which I founded in 2009, will become a regular source of inspiration, encouragement and comfort for you. We’re old friends here, and I’ve got stories to tell (and things to share). So grab a cuppa (or a glass) and stay a while.

While blogging is how I started my out-loud writing career, my debut novel, Yeah, maybe was released in 2014 and became an amazon bestseller. See more novels from me under “books.” 

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Stuff & Things: Surprise Edition

Four years ago almost exactly I was browsing through blogland when I came across an announcement for a new linkup. If you’ve hung around blogland long enough, you know that there tends to be a grouping of specific bloggers that you get mixed in with. I don’t know how...

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Book Review: Unbreak My Heart by Melissa Walker

Book Review: Unbreak My Heart by Melissa Walker

Hi guys!  Sorry I've kind of fallen off the blogging planet.  I'm around, I promise. I'm constantly checking twitter and with other bloggers to find out what to read next.  And as I was doing that the other night, I got to thinking. How nice is it to be among a community who values...

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You Are Still The Same You.

You Are Still The Same You.

Now that I work from home, I see a lot more commercials than before.  Most of the time I'm hardly paying attention to the TV, but it's just something to have on in the background.  But it never fails that certain commercials grab my attention. It's no secret that I'm in to makeup....

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Nails & H54F!

Nails & H54F!

1.sinful colors: mint apple 2. Sally Hansen Crushed with Sonia Kashuk Jammin 3. OPI: Pedal Faster Suzi 1.  Of course I painted my nails multiple times this week.  You expect this now, right?  Okay.  Good. 2. I drove into Raleigh last night for a haircut.  One of my HS BFFS...

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The one where I divulge all kinds of info

The one where I divulge all kinds of info

My newest blogging friend nominated me for the Leibster Award--which, like she said--isn't really much of an award at all but more of a game.  I've been nominated a few times before, but I'd like to answer the questions she's asked!  So here goes! Fist-eleven facts about me: I only eat...

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HI, I'M JOEY

 Mama, indie author, wife, believer and friend.

My only hope is that while you’re here, you feel a sense of belonging, comfort and empowerment. Because life is too short to live it worried you’re not good enough.

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YOU SHOULD READ MY BOOKS

For the deep feeler, the over-thinker & the one who’s trying to figure out where they fit.

I write for the ones who feel like they’re too much and not enough all at the same time. For the ones navigating big questions about identity, self-worth, relationships, and those in-between life moments no one really prepares you for.

My stories offer a mix of comfort and catharsis—like a late-night journal entry or a favorite nostalgic playlist. If you love Taylor Swift lyrics, soft heartbreak, and hopeful endings, you just might find a piece of yourself in these pages.