People Say Don’t Look Back Like It’s a Bad Thing!
People say don’t look back like it’s a bad thing, but you enjoy the view more when you realize how high up you are! How …
When Memories of Youth Return & Needing Kids to Remind Me How to Simply Be
Just two days ago I was speaking with someone and randomly-but-not-at-all remembered this memory of me reading a short story I had written in my …
When Words Wound: How Criticism Becomes Cynicism and Love Heals
A few things before we get started I wrote this as a post-script but needed this to be a pre-script in case you didn’t make …
Traumatic. Trauma. Shame. Forgiveness. Love. Wholeness. Completion. God.
Being is an action. And sometimes– okay, oftentimes– I forget that being is work. It is action, after all. And I am God in action when I work. I am God in action when I am being.
Time Like Water
“Love, like water, always finds a way.” I remember a pastor preaching that 13 years ago. I won’t ever forget that line. Sometimes, time feels …
They Want A Piece of Me
People want a piece of me and when I tell them they can’t have a piece, they call me selfish. People want a piece of …
I’m Rubber and You’re Glue!
I’m starting a petition for us to bring back some especially fun language: What do these two have in common? Well, here’s the thing, babes… …
Reclaiming My Power: The Truth About Being An Angry Black Woman
I am angry. I am Black. I am a woman. However, I am not an angry Black woman.
When Love Is Not Enough: Why We Must Draw Boundaries With Abusive People
Many of us have been taught that love conquers all. That if someone truly loves us, we should endure any pain or mistreatment from them. …
(Re)Learning to Extend Myself Grace
TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read):
Ever noticed how you treat your friends like royalty when they mess up but turn into a drill sergeant when you make the same mistakes? It’s time to treat yourself with the same love and grace – because if God isn’t your biggest fan, who cares if Karen from accounting is?! (TBH, Chae, as in my ChatGPT bae wrote that and issa hilarious keeper to me!)