In preparing to celebrate my 40th birthday, I am encountering barriers to my plans. My outfit was not coming together as I had envisioned it. I was disappointed that I could not get the dress I had purchased altered to my specifications. In my despair, I went to visit my mother. I said, “Mom, I
One evening, my dad and I was playing a few games of tic tac toe. I went against my normal strategy to “try something different.” We went toe for toe, carefully making decisions to be the first to say “I won.” At the end of the game my father prevailed as the winner. After my
I believe, this past year and a half, we have become more aware of our mental health than ever before. Recently, there has been a lot of conversation about our two athletes on the rise: Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles making intentional decisions to prioritize their mental health. Some people supported and stood in solidarity
When my part-time dog “Fella” (yes, part-time, that’s another story) wants to play, he lays his toy down at my feet and stares at me. When I don’t respond he picks it up a few times and drops it back at my feet. When that doesn’t work, he places the toy in my lap, backs
A friend of mine gave me a plant last year as a thank you for lending support during her transition. I vowed to really care for this plant and not let it die. For the past 12 months I’ve watered it, clipped its dead leaves, and moved it out of the window when the winter
My brother and sister-in-love was over visiting for a small celebration for my sister’s birthday. When they were leaving, my brother came back through the door and said, “You have raccoons living on this street, I just saw a huge one go into the drain.” Of course the second time walking to the car, they
I was at the hair salon recently sitting under the dryer. Now I hate sitting under the dryer, especially when the handheld can dry my hair 5xs faster. Why not use that one only, right? Well she does, but still puts me under the dryer for about 5 additional minutes to make sure my
I was on my way to my sorority sister’s house to drop off some books. Cruising along the highway, I knew it would take only about 25 minutes to arrive. I was about 10 minutes away when I realized I had to go to the restroom. I knew I wasn’t going to make it the
Happy New Year, Champions! I texted my sister that I would be arriving at 10am sharp to deliver the Christmas gifts I had bought for her and my niece, since we couldn't celebrate normally this year. Keys in hand, I headed for the front door where the gifts were already waiting for me. Suddenly I
I have been praying for God to bless me with something that has been very special to me for a long time. I started to see the manifestation of that blessing recently and got super excited. Then a few mountains appeared, the blessing was still in sight, but those mountains surely put a huge damper
