Thick, Heavy Love
Thin love? “Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.” These are the words Sethe uttered to Paul D in Beloved, the […]
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On the Front Lines: Battling Mommy Burnout
A version of this blog originally appeared on Birmingham Moms Collective Busy, Busy, Busy Let’s be honest, mamas. We were doing too much before COVID […]
Read MoreYou’re Here, But I Still Miss You
Strange Times What a peculiar span of time within which we continue to find ourselves. I honestly believed, dared to presume, that COVID-19 would breeze […]
Read MoreHigher Love
Love – both heady and sweet, passionate and tender, heavy and carefree. Love inspires. Love accepts. It encourages. It creates a magical holding space. It desires good things – if it’s healthy love. But, toxic love harms, constrains, belittles, and wreaks havoc upon the soul. I want healthy love, a higher love; a love that endures, that earnestly seeks the best even when overwhelmed by the worst.
Read MoreBlack Boy, Black Girl – I Love You
Some may not celebrate your beauty. Some ridicule your black skin; they mock your thick coils and tendrils. Some wish to extinguish your voice. Some […]
Read MoreIs It Just Me?
The new normal There has been no school since March 16, and homeschooling formally began April 6 for our family. The hubby and I have […]
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