It was a gray, overcast morning in the low thirties, with a sporadic light sprinkling of rain. But nothing that would make me think my drive would be eventful, so I got Ash and me dressed, and we headed to church. My church is somewhat of a hike from my house. It’s a little over…
When you are reminded of how fragile and fleeting life is…
Have a lovely week and Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day…
It’s Monslay again. On the one hand, I’m so grateful for my career and a brand new week full of possibilities. On the other, I want to take these heels off, throw on a onesie, and crawl back into bed until June. But that’s not an option, so I’ll focus on the former. I got…
Have you ever felt like Vanellope Von Scheetz?
Last night I opened the Netflix menu up so that Ash could pick a movie to watch. He walked over to the TV in his little forest green onesie PJs and pointed to Wreck-it Ralph. We had just watched Wreck-it Ralph for the first time a few nights ago. He liked it and wanted to…
Every Woman: Amir
Good morning…. It’s the top of a new decade, and I’m starting the year off with new heat. Amir Young, aka Lady Heat, has been on heavy rotation on my playlist since November. Amir dropping bars on drop kicking negativity and Anesha (check my ‘Every Woman‘ post from last March) on the hook heartening me…
Farewell 2019
It’s the last day of the decade and I’m headed to church. Partly because it is tradition, ingrained from childhood. But mostly because I’m grateful and I feel indebted to God for everything and going to church is a good way and place to express that. This time of year always brings all of the…
Have a lovely week
This is my final ‘Have a Lovely Week’ post of the year. In a couple of days we will all be saying good morning to a new decade. I spent the weekend in that transition mood that occurs in the time between Christmas and the New Year, where you are slowly setting over the horizon…