Tag Archives: Parenting

Blind Faith;heart lessons at a rest stop

Posted on September 5, 2016 by

The kids look forward to our annual beach vacation all year. It’s an opportunity to get away from the day-to-day pressures and routine of school, home-life and chores and simply sleep, eat and play! I look forward to it as … Continue reading →

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Encouraging Young Writers in Philadelphia Today

Posted on June 19, 2016 by

My father loved to read and wrote a multitude of songs and essays yet published only one song in his lifetime. Today in his memory I am excited to be hosting a fundraiser for Philly Youth March and Voice4Justice. The … Continue reading →

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Who Am I? I Am You & We Are Connected!

Posted on June 7, 2016 by

I hope you take a moment to visit the Connected Woman Magazine online edition tomorrow, June 8th. I am honored to be featured along with several other fabulously connected women, and I hope you are inspired by us all! Continue reading →

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New Shoes: My Mother’s Day Gift from Above

Posted on May 10, 2015 by

Even though I was a mother myself, all of the Mother’s Day commercials with scenes of children hugging and delivering gifts and flowers to their mothers trickled into my joy like Chinese water torture. Continue reading →

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Happy Four Year Anniversary of my blog! :)

Posted on October 9, 2014 by

I started this blog so that I could have a place to recover my passion for writing. I am so grateful for all of my subscribers and those who continue to comment and encourage me to write because it has been a safe haven for my emotions and a place to share my journey. I hope that my honesty will help others to reinvent, recover and/or recreate themselves. Continue reading →

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It’s all Temporary (Memoirs in a Cast)

Posted on May 13, 2014 by

A good friend told me just a few days before my fracture, “even Superwoman has to put her cape in the dry cleaners for a few days” but Superwoman didn’t listen. I found out the hard way that when Superwoman is too stubborn to slow down, God sometimes does it for her. Continue reading →

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Yes Black Girl, You Can Get Head Lice! The Finale

Posted on April 1, 2014 by

I truly hope I will never have to rely on this information myself ever again, but at least if I have to go through this again, I will grab the Safe4people kit, my Robi Comb and my flat-iron and get to work!
Oh, the joys of Parenting! Continue reading →

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