During the 2025 Fall Push, one of the YouTube girlies I follow had us make a list of what makes us feel good. I started reading romance books during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and have continued to do so since then. I really enjoy romantic comedies. I am also loving that there are so ... read more >
The first week of the Fall Push is in the books, and it started with a bang. I received confirmation that an era of my life has come to an end. The end of an era: RELEASE ME For about four years, I was heavily involved in ministry at a local church. I even worked ... read more >
I spent this past summer in the doldrums, mourning a life that never was, and all the ways I felt I had wasted time and disappointed myself, ultimately leading to my current state of dissatisfaction and disappointment with my life. Over the Labor Day Weekend, something flipped in my mindset. Yesterday is gone, and I ... read more >
Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul is a “mockumentary” directed by Adamma Ebo, and follows Lee Curtis Childs, a disgraced megachurch pastor, and his wife, Trinitee Childs, as they attempt a comeback after falling from grace due to Lee Curtis’s scandalous behavior. It is not difficult to discern that this movie is based on the ... read more >
While the rest of the United States was sizzling due to record-setting heatwaves during the summer of 2025, the city of San Francisco seemed confused about what month it was. It resembled January and February more than June and July. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the first two months of “summer” in the ... read more >
Last year, our book club read a book written by Terry McMillan, which felt like catching up with an old girlfriend because I haven’t read a Terry McMillan book in years! Yes, the author of Disappearing Acts, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and the classic Waiting to Exhale is still writing and still writing ... read more >
In the summer of 2024, my mother passed away after a brief illness. Her death came as a shock to our family, and for days after, I was numb while racked with feelings of guilt, sadness, anger, and overwhelm. I set an intention to deal with the grief around her death. I did not want ... read more >
The common theme of the 2020s is being overwhelmed. To say that the decade of the 2020s started with tremendous overwhelm is an UNDERSTATEMENT. A pandemic, economic distress, societal upheaval, economic uncertainty, political chaos, natural disasters, and numerous world conflicts are all overwhelming on their own, but to have them all happen simultaneously is overwhelming. ... read more >
We need to turn up the music again. I was at the hair salon, and we were listening to some classic 80s and 90s jams. We reminisced on the songs that took us back to the days of house parties and nightclubs. As we smiled at the memory of our younger days, one of the ... read more >
Facial Skincare Murad Vitamin C Line I like to use this line in the summertime because I believe Vitamin C can help prevent skin damage, especially in the summertime. Yes, I know it doesn't crack but sun damage can turn it into a California Raisin as well. This line is especially good for those of ... read more >
