Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash I never realized how terrifying and liberating (at the same time!) it could be to tell your story until I became a community organizer. Sitting in a room with people who were different in every way – religiously, socio-economically, racially (…need I go on?), you never know what stories…
Category: Why I blog
8 ways to celebrate Black History Month
Some people don’t like being the “token Black friend”. In my experience, if you don’t have any Black friends and you’d like to change that…and have tons of questions…I don’t mind being your Black friend. “Let me be your Black friend!” I once told someone. To this day, whenever he has questions about how to…
I love libraries…seriously
I love libraries like people love summer nights, ice cream, and chocolate. Yes, y’all; it’s deep. Walking into a library for me is almost as comforting as walking into your favorite auntie’s house – you know where the best snacks are…you want to grab a comfy chair and relax type of comfort. I’m that person…
We ouchea!
I first started blogging in 2011 to share my thoughts and to share events, or happenings, from my life (on topics ranging from what happened in a church service to how something as familiar as a paycheck can be related to the Gospel) and to provide sometimes humorous, inspirational, and thought-provoking posts that I hoped…