Most of us stopped celebrating Valentine’s Day around the time we graduated from high school, although there were a few college-age girls that still receive red roses delivered to their dorms. Valentine’s Day is for kids, right? Cute little...
Father's Day has always been special to me. Especially growing up a "daddy’s girl."
I’ve always been daddy's little girl. Growing up, my daddy always gave me his time. He wasn’t the perfect father, but I knew I was loved....
Good gracious, y’all. What a time it’s been, huh? A global pandemic that will. Just. Not. Quit. The politicizing of everything about that pandemic. Racial unrest like I’ve never seen in all my 50 years.
Time to think about all...
Mothers everywhere may read the title and immediately gasp internally - or externally even.
How could any mom fall out of love with their firstborn?
Well, you see, before I gave birth to my daughter, Mackenzie, I had my first "babies" -...
This is how I remember being sick as a kid:
Curled up in front of the television. Warm blanket. One of my parents taking the day off work to take care of me. All responsibilities put on hold for the...
I have a “best friend.” She’s nice to me most of the time, but behind every good thing that happens there’s a gray cloud hanging overhead. How do you get rid of someone who has been with you for...
“I love your blue shirt, Mama,” she beamed as I walked in to the room.
"This old thing?" I thought to myself as I quickly glanced down at the pilling cotton. What’s to love about this old thing?
“Thank you, sweet...
My fifth baby recently celebrated her first birthday. As we approached this milestone, I couldn't help but think back over the first two weeks of her life spent in the special care nursery at the hospital and the exceptional...
Asking for help can be difficult for any number of reasons. Maybe you’re a people pleaser. Maybe you’re afraid you’ll owe someone a debt. Maybe you’ll think admitting you need help means you are failing.
Here are some steps to...
Before we were married, my husband lived in Korea for three years and loved it. Consequently, we have added Korean cuisine and some Korean customs to our home. One Korean custom we've adopted is their concept of Valentine's Day.
In...
This is a very difficult post for me to write. Not just to write but to put the out there for the world to see. This post is me admitting to a huge flaw in my personality that I...
"Bereaved" is an odd word, isn't it? It has an old-fashioned feel to it, hearkening back to a time when there were certain rituals that accompanied a time of mourning. Maybe it was how someone dressed or the activities...
I wrote a piece about finding my village in Columbia a few years ago. I love that post as it references a time in my life that I felt truly desperate to find a friend and desperate times call...
I live a charmed life – I know it and am the first to admit it. I had a happy childhood, a fun time in high school (for real), expanded my horizons in college, and have really had a...
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