I was switching my internet service over to Verizon Fios... finally. (Lol!) The morning of I was so excited because I had been waiting for their service to come to my area. The technician arrived right on schedule and was ready to get to work. It was a little rainy out so I asked her,
A few months ago, my friend was talking to me about her disappointment in (once again) not receiving an offer for a job she had applied for. She was upset because she knew she was qualified. Her goal was to secure a job where she could work from home permanently. This would give her the
It's been a year to say the least. And the news about Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman just deepened the emotional rollercoaster many of us have experienced throughout 2020. I literally turned over and cried myself to sleep, but first not without noticing one of the scriptures I have on my wall. “And I will do
The older I get, the more conscious I become of these phrases: "Be careful what you put out in the atmosphere", and "Life and Death is in the Power of the tongue." I truly believe that the things we speak- we give life to, and so I carefully watch what I say out loud. I hear
When I purchased my house and moved in I was very excited to find out that I had Concord Grapes growing on my backyard fence. Each year, I watch eagerly for the leaves to bloom. The past few years after the winter I have been worried looking out my kitchen window at the frail vines
I was on the phone with my BFF laughing and chatting it up. Her son was in the background making his presence known to both of us. He chimed into the conversation again asking for something. She responded, then she paused and said “actually, I will take that so you don’t get tempted.” My ears
Anyone that knows me well would know that I absolutely loathe bugs of any kind. Even the beautifully colored ones that people like to say “ohhh how nice, they pollinate the earth and cleanse the air” (insert eye roll). So naturally, anytime I see anything in my house that doesn’t look like a human, I wage full
I decided to go to Wegmans one night to get more food in preparation for the inevitable order to stay home (unless we have been deemed essential to go out). My sister Ebony also happened to be in the store during that time, so I convinced her to join me on my grocery field trip.
Although I’ve always been an extremely motivated individual, as a youngster I admit I sometimes struggled with my self-esteem. In adolescence, I was targeted, because I was a dark-skinned, tall and skinny child. I was always taller than all the boys…and we know how a young girl would love that ( NOT). The teasing was
I was sitting in my living room talking to two friends one late…late night. Every so often we would all hear a noise like someone or something else was in the house moving around. After the second time, I got up and walked around the room moving furniture and checking behind anything that could move
