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And so it begins…

On this past Thursday, I stopped at my school to pick up my work computer and materials to begin content training for the upcoming school...

My Life with Bats

Photo by Gotta Be Worth It on Pexels.com Just last week, we celebrated three years in our home.  Achieving this accomplishment was...

Looking Forward

The past couple of weeks have been really hard on me as I deal with some not so pleasant circumstances happening in my personal life.  As...

…Love Always, Dad

Photo by Rakicevic Nenad on Pexels.com As Father’s Day draws near, I am thinking about my father. There are not too many days that go by...

Sticks and Stones

Photo by Isaque Pereira on Pexels.com I am most certain we all remember the words to the sticks and stones idiom from our childhood. I...

Adding Value

My morning drive has changed a bit.  Before the summer of 2019, the only person I had to worry about getting up in the morning was...

Note to Self

When I started this post, I didn’t have a title for it. Usually, titles help me to focus my writing and that helps me to give a great...

Marriage…Maybe?

As we all know, the internet is full of interesting facts, fiction and opinions. There is an abundance of information to be found on the...

A Different Kind of Holiday

No matter the occasion, my mother loved to cook and feed people.  That was her Mom and Dad thing.  Our family was always getting together...

It’s My Birthday

Recently, I was watching James Corden interview Mr. Billy Porter. I love both of these men and watching their friendship and banter...

Unexpected Change

While we were still teenagers ourselves, my sister and I moved into our own apartment.  Crazy to think about it now that we were actually...

Lazy Days

The month of May for an educator is one of the longest months of the school year.  Students are antsy for summer and teachers are longing...

Black Men and Mental Health

I should just title this “Black People and Mental Health” but I lean toward men at this point for two reasons: 1. I live with a black man...

My Why

So…one of the things I absolutely love to do is listen to positive, uplifting messages. I heard it said by Les Brown that when you are...

Holiday Spirit

By a very generous stroke of luck, I had the house all to myself today.  As I sat on the couch watching television, I listened to this...

Being Mimi

Unfortunately, we were not prepared for the news we’d receive a few months later.  Turns out, I had uterine fibroids and my doctors...

Summer Closing 2018

Seems like this summer has flown by!  As an educator I am often asked this question nearly all summer long, “are you ready to go back?” ...

Summer 2018

Being that we purchased our first home last summer, I thought it would be a great idea to work “part time” this summer and use that extra...

Summer Learning Success

7 Ways to Prevent Summer Learning Loss And just like that, summer is upon us once again. As you begin to plan for days without your...

Granting Grace

After nearly thirteen years together sometimes he just works my last nerve!  Last night I was frustrated to no end with my Love so I...

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