Unfinished Business: Making Hard Decisions in the New Year
The world is a scary place when you don’t trust yourself. When you can rattle off a list of mistakes and bad decisions with the ease that Catholic school children recite the Holy Rosary, it is easy to question your…
Try a New Thing
I was only trying to expand his horizons. Unfortunately, he wanted no parts of the slice of heaven that I offered. So he hurt himself running away from me. It happened shortly after my sister swung by Mickey D’s to…
A Grateful Heart
My sister and I have reached an age in which we find ourselves regularly pointing out how much we sound like our mother. The realizations are funny and even scary – not because our mom is anything short of amazing,…
American Dreams and Nightmares
I. Then When my friends and I told our Belizean Creole tour guide we were from America, he said that years ago he lived in Phoenix and then Los Angeles. When asked why he left, his answer was simple: racism.…
Just Say Yes
“Say Yes” is my new jam. Only it’s not so new. Released this summer, the upbeat tune blends Michelle Williams’ Destiny’s Child past with her gospel present. I thought it had potential jam status when I first heard it, but…
Self-Discovery Tour: N is for Never-ending
On the eve of my 30th birthday, I knew myself better than I had at any other point in life. I was secure in who I was, digging the way I looked inside and out, and confident about the decade…
The Beauty in Admitting He Hurt You
“If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.” ~ Zora Neale Hurston I have been the strong, silent type before. Smothered the angry flames engulfing my heart without as much as a sideways…
