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Broken Girl
Matthew West has this new song called Broken Girl. It is a song he wrote after many survivors of childhood abuse wrote in telling their stories to him. The words of his song can grab at the hearts of anyone who has been abused. I made a youtube video to the song just click on […]
A story most people don’t know about me
You won’t find this story in either of my books. I’ve never talked about it on a stage, but it is a story that is a great example of just how many sick people there are in this world. This story took place back in October 1999. I was 14 years old, my younger sister […]
January 2011
With January being the start of a new year so many have new years resolutions others look at is as a new start. Of the 12 months of the year I look at each day in January as just a day closer to the month being over. I don’t like the month at all and […]
Newsmaker of the Year-A look back at 2010
Yesterday it was announced on the front page of the Daily Herald and ABC 7 News that I received the most votes making me Daily Herald’s newsmaker of the year. Click on the links above to read/watch the story. I got the call a week ago today and was shocked. I really thought American Idol […]
Handling the Holidays
So often those who have been abused have a hard time during the holidays especially those who were abused by a family member during the holidays. A once happy time in your life was shattered when evil came into your life. Christmas can bring the reminder of the innocence of being young, families gathering, unwrapping […]
Before there was Erin Merryn
Erin Merryn was my first and middle name for the first two months of my life on my birth certificate Erin Merryn is crossed out and written above it is Erin Elizabeth. Everyone pronounced it wrong so my parents changed it after 2 months. I took it back as a pen name and now listen […]
Is it Time to Evict?
Your probably wondering what is the meaning behind the title of this post. If you rented out a home that someone stopped paying rent on you would most likely evict them. Well what if you were paying the price for someone who was never welcome to begin. Not only are you paying for it but […]
Chicago Newsmaker of the Year…you vote!
This week alone I appeared on the front page of the Daily Herald twice. The Daily Herald did a total of 4 articles this week mentioning me including an article in today’s paper I did not post in pictures below. Friday I woke up surprised to see my face on the front cover of the […]
I thought forgiveness was the hardest stage
What does it feel like to accomplish what you go after? It feels pretty amazing but then again I had no doubt I could accomplish Erin’s law. Sunday I appeared on the front page of the Daily Herald, two weeks earlier I was on the front page of the Daily Herald. Monday the entire Editorial […]
Letter to the Governor of Illinois
11 months ago I wrote a letter to the Governor of Illinois about Erin’s law. Erin’s law now sits on his desk a signature away from my goal! Check out the story in tomorrow’s Daily Herald (Chicago paper) Chicago Tribune will be covering Erin’s law this week also. Link below. Law Pushed by Local Woman […]
