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.”
Decide & do
I've started this blog post three different times. I know what I want to say, I think. But I just can't figure out how to say it. So instead, we're going to time travel back into the good old days of blogging where I just talk to you like a good friend. Sound good?...
A Review: Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
With the shift back into my normal hours at work, I've reintroduced audiobooks. First up, Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen. Here's what Goodreads has to say: Personal Rating & Review Before I get into the actual book, let me first say that a narrator can really make or break an...
A Little Lesson In Self Worth & Respect
In a conversation with a friend yesterday, I mentioned that 2015 seems to be all about learning the truth about people and respecting myself enough to walk away. That seems to be a common theme for me the last few years, self respect. It should be a given, really. But it's something...
Life.
I walked into the apartment yesterday after a particularly eventful and complicated 24 hour trip to Raleigh to find that my husband made me a pot of coffee. "Well, you said you hadn't had any yet." A simple, otherwise insignificant gesture that defines my marriage.
Stuff & Things: Miserable Edition
I took this picture the other morning thinking I would instagram it with some pitiful caption like I'm too busy to be this sick but then I got too busy and forgot. Figures. For the second night in a row, I'm in bed before 9PM. I'm not even sorry. I'm just completely wiped....
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
If you’re into the kind of books that suck you in, make you fall in love with the characters and root for the underdog, then you’ll probably love these stories.
