Embrace GRAYce

My parents have always called me their little exclamation point, they may be regretting that right now — love you guys! My dad is my hero and embodied his motto of “do the right thing” throughout his 33 years in policing. I’m not saying he was a perfect cop, he’s human & created me after all.

He taught me that striving for perfection is unattainable & sets you up for unnecessary failure. He also liked saying, “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.”

My truth: I’m scared. Scared to post, be judged and of the backlash. Even though it’s all true.

I was told my post yesterday was aggressive. Given what I know from my experience, I think my post was honest, understated, and gave that elected official too much grace. If it looks like a wolf & acts like a wolf..

Also my truth: I have a big heart & can’t turn a blind eye to the blatant injustices I saw.

When history has conditioned us to encourage harmony & coverups over truth in our local government, it’s hard not to be scared. What’s scarier is elected officials remaining in office when they live under a veil of lies. It’s wasteful of my tax dollars especially when it’s more than one elected official in a local government system.

I’m a prosecutor who believes that Problem Solving Courts should be the rule, not the exception. PSCs focus on addressing the underlying reason for criminality. A person as a whole, versus one moment in time with no consideration of what they’ve been through.

I went to my uncle’s funeral the morning of my HS graduation ceremony. Ingesting a lot of cocaine over ten years catches up with you. I was mad until I understood addiction as a disease, which ultimately opened my eyes to the beauty of the world when you take the time to get to know someone’s story.

“Hypothetically Speaking” will be a blog of real life stories shedding light from my POV on the justice system. You can find it at EmbraceGraYce.com. Want to share your story? Send a message. Embrace GraYce is about thinking outside of the societal black & white boxes. Challenge the norm & elect people in office that deserve to be there.

I’m a glorified storyteller by profession. This is my open invitation for you to get uncomfortable by looking at justice & life through my lens. I’ve found happiness in truth.

Biggest why for doing this? With hope in my heart that it shows my 5 & 7 year old daughters that when you choose courage instead of fear, you take your power back & effect positive change.

Hypothetically speaking: Which title do you want to see first?

1. “Just talked to my chief. He says we will not be looking into this incident”: When a Sheriff Hands You Lemons, You Make Lemonade.

2. “Chance Made us Coworkers, Being Falsely Accused Trauma Bonded Us for Life”

3. “If You Need Help, Ask!” & Other Half Truths Told by Elected Officials.

If my truth makes you uncomfortable, good. Be part of the solution, not part of the problem. Living it wasn’t sunshine & rainbows either.