
Self Check: Why it’s Important to Remember Your Teen Still Deserves Your Best
October 8, 2018 in Grace
Self Check: Why it’s Important to Remember Your Teen Still Deserves Your Best
in GraceThis post is sponsored by the Center for Parent and Teen Communication. All opinions (and memories!) are my own. THEN What it was like the first time you read at least one word off of the sight word list after the two us practiced...
The Price of Happiness
November 5, 2017 in GraceBeing happy is priceless. When you are happy your day goes better, and when your stress levels are low, you have a better outlook on life in general. There are little things that we can do every day to enrich and enhance our lives...
If You Cannot See the Good of a Marriage it becomes a Burden
October 16, 2017 in Grace, MarriageThis post originally appeared on Wendy’s site here. As a young woman, I always desired to be married. I dreamed of my wedding and was excited to plan for the perfect wedding day. I desired to have a marriage that represented Christ. Sometimes we...
Dressing Your Kid Up As Pocahontas for Halloween Isn’t Cute
October 1, 2017 in Grace“We need to treat people with the dignity that they deserve, the way we want to be treated. If it’s something that have the privilege to wear safely, where others would be persecuted if they wore it, do not wear it,” If your...
No Damsel: How one artist re-imagined classic Disney character’s for the modern era.
September 7, 2017 in Family, Motherhood, Social Justice, TravelArtist Dorian Lynde creates alternative iconography for young girls with her No Damsel exhibit at CAM Raleigh. Portraying alternative identities for women that aren’t one dimensional, regressive or reductive and are impossible to ignore is Lynde’s overall goal for the exhibit. “It’s my hope that these images...
Achieving Work-Life-Balance When Working from Home
August 25, 2017 in Family, GraceThe topic of balance is one that I have struggled with since I was in high school. When I became a college student, I worked three jobs while trying to maintain a full load of classes. While I managed I can honestly say it...
Don’t Ask “How Could This Happen”, We Knew It Was Coming All Along
August 14, 2017 in Social Justice(Image Source) Preserving history and recognizing history is much different than celebrating these monsters. It is equivalent to a racial caste system here in the US even if we don’t want to admit it; the playing field is not even. White men have not...
3 Ways To Embrace Peaceful Parenting
July 24, 2017 in Grace, MotherhoodOver the last several months, I have actively worked harder to exercise more patience towards others around me, especially my children. It’s easy to forget sometimes that they still “don’t know” or that their actions may be totally appropriate for their age. As parents,...
The Day I Realized I Was A Shitty Parent
June 4, 2017 in GraceAs a parent, it can be hard to admit when we have failed at something. Saying it to ourselves is one thing, but letting the world know, is a completely different level of uncomfortable. But like they say, when you know better, you do...