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November 2015

November 30, 2015

A Black Mama's Dream

I had my oldest son in a New Orleans teaching hospital the day before a...

November 30, 2015

That Time We Walked Out Of A Church Service

I’m not the protesting kind, the find-a-cause-and-fight-for-it kind, or the poster-making party kind. Even though...

November 30, 2015

Saving My Daughter From the Single Story

In my purse right now is a letter from my seven year old daughter to...

November 30, 2015

Making Room At the Table

The young couple hurried their toddler down the long hall to the nursery. They were...

November 30, 2015

Owning The New Picture

I’m the first one to tell you that I’m not, nor will I ever be...

November 30, 2015

Do You, Mama…Do You! Advent Edition

I truly hope you try something out this Advent. It's my favorite season, but if...

November 19, 2015

Because Twelve Days Are Better Than One

I know it's not even Thanksgiving yet, but Bulleye's Playground has me...

November 16, 2015

SheLoves and Red beans

Hey Everyone, I’m over at SheLoves this month writing again about red beans and rice...

October 2015

October 24, 2015

Friendship Project Day 14: Fanny Packs, Scary Yeses, and Starting Over

A friend of mine commented the other day, "I love your Friendship Project. I remember...

October 23, 2015

Friendship Project Day 13: Letting the Black Girls In

One of the most surprising gifts of Allume was talking to Amena Owen Brown, the...

October 20, 2015

Friendship Project Day 12: Picking Up Strangers with Sarah Quezada

I took some time off because, Allume! Which was amazing! I hope to share more...

October 14, 2015

The Friendship Project: Day 12, Leaving For Allume!

Hey everyone! I'm at LAX at the gate waiting for flight to board! Thank you...

October 13, 2015

Friendship Project Day 11: Lessons from a Boy-Band

*I'm getting ready to leave for Allume and thought of this talk I wrote for...

October 11, 2015

The Friendship Project, Day 10: A Day Full of Dates

Today, I completed a Friendship Marathon: Shopping for clothes for Allume with one friend: Seeing...

October 09, 2015

The Friendship Project, Day 9: Update and Shalom Steps

So, funny story. Since my laptop broke last week I haven't been able to write...

October 08, 2015

Friendship Project: Day 8 GRACE thoughts from a field guide

Hey y'all! I'm so excited to introduce my field guides to y'all this week. The...

October 07, 2015

A Few Books for The Friendship Project: Day 6

What's a project without lots of book? A failure before it starts I would say!...

October 06, 2015

The Friendship Project, Day Five: Finding Stability Part. 2

In Part One, I introduced the book, "Found" by Micha Boyett. I said reading it...

October 04, 2015

The Friendship Project: Day Four From My Sick Bed

My husband has been sick for a few days. In fact, I canceled a girls'...

October 04, 2015

The Friendship Project Day 3: Finding Stability Part 1

Hey Friends, So, I had today's post all written out about the two Benedictine vows...

October 02, 2015

The Friendship Project: The Plan

Day Two of my Friendship Pr0ject. I was going to write on the Benedictine Vows...

October 01, 2015

The Friendship Project: 31 Days of Saying Yes, Being Open, And Making New Friends in LA

It's been quiet around here because I've been busy settling in to our new school...

August 2015

August 11, 2015

After the Move: On Not Giving Up On My Passions

I'm super excited to share this post with y'all because I've been sitting on this...

August 09, 2015

There's Room At This Table. Come.

One Sunday, my heart cracked open and Communion became more precious, more real, more vital...

August 09, 2015

There’s Room At This Table. Come.

One Sunday, my heart cracked open and Communion became more precious, more real, more vital...

August 02, 2015

What I'm Into: July 2015 Edition; Where Does My Help Come From

Yesterday, I took a class from The Coteirie lead by Elora Ramierz, about writing authentically. ...

August 02, 2015

What I’m Into: July 2015 Edition; Where Does My Help Come From

Yesterday, I took a class from The Coteirie lead by Elora Ramierz, about writing authentically. ...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

When It’s Time To Go Away For Self-Care: Help Send “Shalom” to Allume

I want to write more consistently on the blog, but I'd love to learn how...

July 28, 2015

When It's Time To Go Away For Self-Care: Help Send "Shalom" to Allume

I want to write more consistently on the blog, but I'd love to learn how...

July 12, 2015

Because All Good Things Must Come to An End: It’s Sample Sale Time Again

Hey Everyone, To my new followers since I wrote about the piece on the shooting...