

Reality Check: How To Tell If You Are A Control Freak
in GraceWhen it comes to our children we do need to be the ones in control. We are responsible for their safety and well being of course. But we are also the ones that need to teach them independence, good decision making skills, and build...
It’s Perfectly Normal For Children to Grieve The Death of Their Favorite Superhero
August 29, 2020 in Disney Movies, Family & Life, GraceWhile still fresh, by now we have all heard about the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman. At the age of 43, he passed away from Stage IV colon cancer. What is even more shocking for most of us to hear, is that Boseman, was...
It’s Okay To Be Scared
March 15, 2020 in GraceIn the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, many ugly truths about our government, school systems, employment system, neighbors, friends, and family have been exposed. Unfortunately, for many, what has been revealed is an ugliness that I fear will take time to recover from. I...
How Your Family Can Get Involved and Give Back This Holiday Season
December 3, 2019 in GraceThis post was sponsored by the USO. All opinions are my own During the holidays it is very easy to forget just how fortunate we are. The whirl of activity, the lavish decorations, and oh yes — the presents — take all our attention...
A Letter to my Third-Grade Teacher; Your Racist Ways May Have Paused Me But It Did Not Deter Me
November 6, 2019 in GraceMaybe to you, 1991 seems almost like a lifetime ago, but for me, it’s been a stark reminder as to how the education system continually fails black students. I was no more than 8 years old, but you were my first experience with racism....
Staying Motivated Even When Life Throws You A Curve Ball
July 24, 2019 in GraceThere is no denying that life can come at you fast. Have you ever set a major goal for yourself (such as losing weight, starting a business, etc;), and you get into the rhythm and routine of completing it; then all of sudden, you...
Dear Black Girls The Rainbow Is Enough
April 3, 2019 in Lifestyle, Motherhood, Raising Readers, Social JusticeDear Black Girls, There are times when you can get into such a dark place, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that you’ve been planted, not buried. If I know anything from my life’s experiences, it’s the fact that I always grow...
Encouraging My Children To Be Exactly Who God Made Them To Be
February 6, 2019 in Grace, LifestyleHaving five kids means having five personalities, dreams, goals and lives that I will have to learn to navigate the older they get. It means that I will have five wonderful souls that I birthed that may not all aspire to want the same...
Forever Isn’t Perfect And That’s Okay
January 24, 2019 in Grace, MarriageThere I was sitting on the floor in the middle of my bedroom crying my eyes out telling my husband I wanted a divorce. Natasha BrownLove of impromptu dance parties, 80’s cartoons, and horizontal life pauses (aka naps); Natasha Brown is a stay at...