Life

  • Difficult Time in My Life to Say Goodbye To

    Most of my life I could easily leave behind. I had a dysfunctional, verbally abusive childhood. I had a verbally abusive marriage. My work life was one I could do without, but I needed an income. However, there was one… Continue reading

    Difficult Time in My Life to Say Goodbye To
  • Being Someone Else

    As a kid, I often wanted to be someone else, someone with nice parents, someone with nice siblings. I wanted to be smart. At times I even wanted to be fashionable. I wanted a lot of things when I was… Continue reading

    Being Someone Else
  • My Biggest Challenge in Six Months

    Who knows what a day will bring or the challenges that will go with it? Not me. My biggest challenge on any day is to live my life to the best of my ability. To live in harmony with God… Continue reading

    My Biggest Challenge in Six Months
  • My Advice to My Teenage Self

    Dear younger me; Don’t listen to all the negative talk telling you that you will never amount to anything. Stop being the brunt of everyone’s misguided jokes. You are much more than what anyone could ever imagine. Trust your dreams.… Continue reading

    My Advice to My Teenage Self
  • My Favorite People

    My son is one of my favorite people to be around. He has a good sense of humor, and isn’t afraid to tell it like it is. My son’s girlfriend is a fantastic person. I’m so glad my son found… Continue reading

    My Favorite People
  • The Best Invention in My Lifetime

    When I saw this prompt a while back, I didn’t know how to respond, because I didn’t know what was the most important to me, until I wrote a post on myLot. The best invention in my lifetime is the… Continue reading

    The Best Invention in My Lifetime
  • Am I Patriotic

    Yes, I’m patriotic. I love my country. I will always support my country. That doesn’t mean I will blindly go along with everything the government does or proposes. It means I will always stand when the flag is raised. I… Continue reading

    Am I Patriotic
  • My Biography

    If there was ever a biography written about me, I would hope the title would be: Valerie Routhieaux – A Woman of Purpose My life is a reflection of the purpose God put in me the day I was born.… Continue reading

    My Biography
  • My Friends

    I know I haven’t been here in a while. I’ve been in heavy editing, revision, and now writing mode for over a month now. I am getting close to publishing Faith to Believe and In the Hands of Mighty Men.… Continue reading

    My Friends
  • My Favorite Candy

    My favorite candy is Dove Dark Chocolate Promises. When I was a kid, my favorite was the Milky Way candy bar. I also like Three Musketeers, Kit Kat, and Hershey’s candy bars. But the one I like most is the… Continue reading

    My Favorite Candy