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Treading Water in the Land of Missed Opportunity
Sometimes it takes just getting good and mad, I guess. Coming back to this wasteland of a blog that for nearly 2 years now, I promised myself I would tend to like fertile soil has only been met with fits and starts that would aggravate even the most patient. It's not even because of lack of interest or not seeing a return on posting - there's a host of reasons I suppose, all mainly driven by fear that have caused me to all but abandon something that is actually life-giving an
Cissy Shoffner
Nov 35 min read
My Only Prayer: Make It Stop
My life is currently just one consistent string of awfulness. As I finally got alone to talk to God tonight, the only thing that kept...
Cissy Shoffner
Apr 103 min read
March Forth
It was mere weeks before I would lose my mother. I was completely oblivious on March 4, 2022 that these words would take hold and be part...
Cissy Shoffner
Mar 42 min read
Damn Groundhog
I sent a text to a bff this morning, “Even the damn groundhog let us down.” Truthfully, it wasn’t really about the groundhog but rather...
Cissy Shoffner
Feb 22 min read
What Is Happening?
I have been scared at the condition of our nation before...
Cissy Shoffner
Jan 304 min read
A Word to the Weary
Yesterday, and arguably all of 2025 so far, was very heavy , to put it mildly. I’m not interested in discussing politics - that is not my...
Cissy Shoffner
Jan 213 min read
Embracing the Awkward
The amount of time that has passed since I "launched" this site and when I have posted again is embarrassing. It took me about 2.2...
Cissy Shoffner
Mar 28, 20243 min read
Hard (re: difficult) Launch
I knew I was supposed to start blogging again almost a year ago. I didn't really fight the notion, but I certainly didn't jump on my...
Cissy Shoffner
Jan 24, 20243 min read
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