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Choosing a ride or die

Love is such a beautiful feeling that we often times forget that it's more of a choice and a commitment than it is that warm, fuzzy feeling. Remind yourself of this whether you're in an old relationship, a new relationship or looking to get into a relationship. Don't get me wrong. I do love the… Continue reading Choosing a ride or die

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A Letter To My Unborn Child

As the snow flakes fall gently outside of my window, I sit here thinking about my son. My only child. And I'm filled with so many emotions reminiscing over the years gone by. The most poignant of all of these emotions is love. So much love for this young man; this little person who has stretched the boundaries… Continue reading A Letter To My Unborn Child

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Excerpt from the 40 key things I’ve learned as I countdown to 40

It's a blessing to be clocking a milestone age in the next month. Here is the first four of some of the simple, seemingly unimportant lessons I've learned. I've found that they have been at the core of most of the bigger life lessons I have come to learn.  

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Feminist Speak

What is a feminist? According to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's introduction in Beyoncé's hit song; Flawless, a feminist is one who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes. If I were to go strictly by this definition, then I am at my very core, a true feminist. I do find myself shying away from the… Continue reading Feminist Speak

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I got on that darned plane! Wonky lungs and all

I've missed this space!  The last couple of weeks have been insane and then restful and then insane again. Best of all in the time I've been AWOL, I got to conquer my fear of getting on a darned plane again! Yippee! Before my trip to Atlanta a couple of weeks ago, it had almost been a… Continue reading I got on that darned plane! Wonky lungs and all

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In the Eyes of my “Why?”

Most people believe in a higher power as I do. My higher power is God. I've come to a place in my life where my faith in God is so child-like often times I'm amazed at myself. I was raised in church and have served in church quite a bit over the course of my… Continue reading In the Eyes of my “Why?”