By the age of 19, I was a single mom of two girls on welfare, working a full-time job, all while trying to pursue my bachelor’s degree. At the same time, I was battling with a broken heart and the impacts of obesity. I was at my heaviest weight ever and had just...
As I was lying there covered in dirt and the wind knocked out of me, I heard a voice whisper, “Are you finally done?” I never thought the day would come that I would allow anger, hatred, and bitterness to drive me to involve myself in a physical altercation. Yes, you...
A group of close friends and I get together every year for a vision board party. As I was recreating my vision board for 2020, I remember becoming flustered because I had not filled up every bit of space available on my corkboard. As I searched and searched for more...
Parenting pressures are real. Pressures that pound in our heads from the conception of our children and continue into adulthood. Pressures that cause us to constantly be ensnared in the comparison trap. We are consciously and subconsciously measuring ourselves against...
