Some people don’t actually care about you or your divorce.They just want the story. They ask you what’s going on. It’s not to help, but to collect facts.They want to compare, to gossip, to check in without actually showing up. I’ve learned that during divorce, people will violate your boundaries if they can.They’ll say, “I’m … Read more
There is a story in the Bible where two women came before King Solomon. They both claimed to be the mother of the same baby. One of them had lost her child in the night. She laid her dead child beside the other woman and took the living baby as her own. The two women … Read more
Some friendships don’t end with a big fight. They just fade, and honestly, that’s okay. Life can get busy. You get married, you have kids, you go through things that change how you think and what your priorities are.One day, you realize you’re not really in the same place as you were before, and neither … Read more
You thought by now you’d have it all together,But life doesn’t always follow your plans.You’ve started over more than you remember,Still showing up with steady, shaky hands. You cleaned up messes nobody else saw,You made hard choices, even when it stung.You bit your tongue instead of breaking the law,You held your peace while folks just … Read more
Being self-aware is not about perfection. It is about knowing when you are the problem. It is knowing when your tone was sharp or your response was off before someone has to point it out. It is being able to say, “I was wrong,” without spiraling into shame or defensiveness. It is knowing when you … Read more
*Photo via @anandalewis on Instagram. Cropped for tribute purposes. Used in accordance with fair use.* I remember growing up watching Ananda Lewis on MTV. I watched her interview legends and shift culture. She was on our screens, but she also helped influence what we cared about way before social media influencers existed. When someone passes … Read more
I don’t think most women want revenge when a relationship ends. They want to move on. They’re not trying to ruin reputations or drag the father of their child through the dirt. In fact, many of them go out of their way to protect a man’s image, whether that man is their father, their partner, … Read more
Jamie Foxx dropped that Netflix special like a bomb. He came back with jokes, tears, and gratitude, and everybody called it a miracle. I watched it from the other side of my own storm. I had a brain aneurysm rupture that caused a stroke. It really meant a lot to me that he let us … Read more