I haven't written in a while. I lost count of the number of days and stopped checking my stats for fear that I would see nothing. I can't pinpoint the exact moment where I 'lost my voice' but things have been, for a lack of a better word, crazy. Between the sick kid and husband, …
Good Dads – They Do Exist
Earlier this week my daughter had a birthday. She was lucky because we're off this week so that meant the hubs got to cook breakfast (I order breakfast). She was so excited when she got to the table because he had made a happy face on her plate with bacon, waffles, and strawberries. Her day …
Brother Ben
As if we needed anymore foolishness in the coming election season, Ben Carson recently put his foot in his mouth by eluding to the fact that President Obama hadn't truly lived the 'black experience' because he didn't grow up living in the projects, going to failing schools. What?! Yes, I have whittled down what he …
The Other Side of the Fence
Those metal poles, my friends, are posts. We are getting the rest of the fence of our backyard completed this week. What's the big deal? It's a fence, Corliss. Well to me, as a person who is chronically worried about what could go wrong, who prays daily for her faith in what God can do, …
Raising Little People
It's 2:45 in the morning. I should be fast asleep, dreaming about our summer beach vacation, resting up for the busy weekend ahead. But instead I'm in bed, rubbing my four year old's tummy, hoping he'll fall asleep soon. This isn't an unusual occurrence. He wakes up most nights around 1:00, runs down the hallway, climbs …
Make it Plain
As I've said in the last couple of posts I had been having a bit of trouble talking to God in earnest. However a week or so ago my dog woke me up at 2 in the morning. Fueled by that and my bimonthly dose of Prednisone, I couldn't go back to sleep. So I decided …
Lessons From Superwoman’s Cancer
As many of you know my aunt Ruby was diagnosed with cancer towards the end of 2015. Since the diagnosis and all that has come with it, I've been in a bit of a funk. Along with her diagnosis I've been sick, the boy child has been sick, work has been ridiculously stressful, hubby is grinding …
From a Distance
It's been almost two weeks since I've written. I was trying to pinpoint the exact reason and I couldn't come up with anything reasonable. Then this morning as I was very slowly getting ready for work, I realized the problem. I've been a bit distant from my source. Before I wrote my first post I …
Living the Good Life
In my mid-twenties I went through a bit of an identity crisis. As I was looking around at friends I began to question my worth. I had friends who were becoming doctors, attorneys, city leaders, ecetera and I had settled on teaching. Now before any of my educator friends curse me, I don't mean 'settled' as …
Pride of a People
Tonight President Barack Obama gave his last State of the Union address. Based on my Facebook newsfeed he was giving Congress the business! And while I generally enjoy a good clowning (I know I shouldn't but this space is about honesty) I couldn't bring myself to watch tonight. This last speech is the end of …