Birthdays are usually spent celebrating an individual for a year of growth and living. We make cakes, give gifts, and gather to blow out...
Recently, I cleaned out my closet in a fit of new year purging. During the process, I placed at least seven barely worn black...
We’ve all been there.
You’re listening to your kids play, and you can just feel it coming. It starts off as a whine or a...
I didn't take any photos today, and to be completely honest, I am grateful. I am grateful that I was able to experience my...
Silence in the house as a parent of young children, it’s a blessing, right? No, it is pure terror as you know someone is...
I'm a liberal, white mama. I believe that Black Lives matter and in community over cops. I support abortion. I am a proud member...
We called it a “rat’s nest.” Despite our best efforts, somehow, it snuck up on us again. It looked like something you would pull...
Life is a little overwhelming, crazy, exhausting, noisy. Choose your synonyms there, but you get the idea. Going on year three of this pandemic,...
For the past week, I have been glued to the television screen as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson prepares to ascend to the highest court...
When the world feels overwhelming, look local. A quick perusal of almost any news or social media site can make us feel as though...
There's raw grief in knowing it’s over.
A dim room and a flickering screen are familiar; these were the comforts three years ago that showed...
I don't know about you, but lately, I've noticed more aches and pains that shouldn't be ignored anymore. If you are like me and...
I stared lovingly at the rows and rows of blank notebooks. So many different covers, college ruled, wide ruled, blank templates where I would...
My Papaw passed away right before Christmas 2021. It still seems surreal to type/say that. I still get the urge to call him, to...


















