All the books I’ve read so far this year—My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin, Seven Days in June and The Perfect Find by Tia Williams, Yellow Wife and The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson, Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult, Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae, The Light We Carry…
All the books I’ve read so far this year
From London to Paris—happy birthday to me
I write this from my home office, far away from elegant architecture and Starbucks baristas who call your name fabulously. Oh Paris, how I miss you. I’m now 40 years and nine days old delighted with how I marked the crossing into this new decade of life. I had no expectations for my trip to…
A heartfelt thank you
Shaie, God purposefully placed you in my path after losing Ethan. In our church’s nursery, we found reassurance in each other—sharing very similar experiences of our firstborn sons. From that time to now, so much has happened! You guys packed up and left us to start a life in the UK. I was so devastated—it’s…
Snapshot of motherhood: onward to second grade, dinosaurs (dinosaurs and dinosaurs), and being a chef with a blue BMW
“I’m going to have a restaurant, and you’re going to like it,” Ash told me one night at bedtime a few months ago. I do not know what sparked his culinary interest, but since he was 3 or 4, Ash has been saying he wants to be a chef when he grows up. He has…
On the strengthening of my faith
Below is a letter I recently wrote to my Pastor. Should I share it or leave its sentiments between me and the recipient? I realize this letter captures something valuable–the strengthening of my faith. For that reason, I am choosing to share it. I have been hearing, seeing, and learning about faith since I was…
Mixing Prints for Sprinter
I’m still calling it Sprinter here in Michigan–where we have experienced all four seasons in the past few weeks. One day it’s eighty degrees; a few days later, it’s snowing. Today it is gray, rainy, and the high is low fifties. My favorite trench is coming in clutch for this type of weather. I bought…