A Tear of Thanksgiving
It was just one tear. One tear in the midst of thousands. While the others fell on the deaf ears of the concrete floor, this one well placed tear stopped time. Although the tear didn’t hold the solution to the injustice, it was a bold statement of sharing in her pain. Perhaps it was the most powerful tear I’ve ever cried. It started with a meltdown. A five year old trying to process the deep pain of a life I can’t even imagine enduring. We went to our safe room to give her sp
Legacy
November is birthday month for me. Recently, I’ve been trying avoid my birthday as it just reminds me that the big 3-0 is inching another year closer. Although there are so many of you living post 30 in such inspiring ways, I’m still a little fearful of running out of time to live big dreams and losing the small amount of swag I have. All this fretting about getting old has got me thinking a lot about legacy. The dictionary defines legacy as a thing handed down by a predecess
Baby Showers, Cupcakes and Mercy
At the risk of sounding whiny I’d like to make an observation. I’ve been to countless baby showers and bridal showers where in the whirlwind of thrilling emotions a young, bright-eyed woman gets showered with gifts and advice and prayer. It’s beautiful and good. But then their baby arrives and refuses to sleep at night an no one is throwing a party then. Their new husband has to start working the overnight shift and it’s taking a toll on this fresh marriage and no one is thro
