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31 Days of Thanksgiving (Part 2 of 3)
Here’s the second installment, and I’m stopping on the special day that was my BIRTHDAY!! I’m blessed. Content 12. I’m thankful for 3 day weekends. I feel as rested as a single mother of a five month...
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31 Days of Thanksgiving (Part 3 of 3)
Here’s the final installment. I wonder if I’ve been more positive as I take the time each day to speak out loud (and write out) something I’m thankful for. I think I’ll keep it going in a journal....
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15 Children's Books About Africa (Updated!)
Reblogged from Delightful Children's Books: I am starting to update the Read Around the World booklists that I first published a couple of years ago. In the coming months, I will consider whether any...
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Emotions
2012 has been an emotional roller coaster. But I keep getting reminders that “God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 And even...
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Topsy Turvy of Scandal
Every Thursday night at 10 PM, I’m glued to my TV and to FB watching Scandal and the commentary of my FB friends who are just as addicted to the show. The show, quick-paced and captivating, makes me...
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On God's Voice
Reblogged from HBCUstory, Inc.: My hope for my children must be that they respond to the still small voice of God in their own heart. Andrew Young, Politician, human rights activist and businessman,...
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Happy 2013!
The new year has commenced, and I’m happy about it! Much of 2012 sucked monkey balls for me, and I’m very enthusiastic about 2013 and the refreshed outlook I have on my life. Life is good. My baby is...
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Something to Get Off My Unhairy Chest
So I know I’ve been ghost (being a single mother is consuming!) and I know I usually try to only publish positive posts, but I’ve got to share this: What Is the Definition of Manhood? I already think...
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Open Letter to My Son
Dear Frederick Daniel, When you were still in my belly, I used to read a poem to you almost every day. i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)i am never without it(anywhere i go you go, my...
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On Measuring Success
Reblogged from HBCUstory, Inc.: Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed. Booker T....
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In this moment
In the last two days, I’ve seen nifty Instagram and Pinterest photos and had several conversations about being in the moment. MESSAGE. lol! It’s difficult for me to fully be present in a moment because...
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2013 Reading List
I love finding out what I don’t know. Questions start swirling through my head, and I get childlike excitement about what I might possibly do with the new knowledge. Most of the time when I find...
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When the Fighter Is Tired
A couple of nights ago, my mom told me that my aunt Rita wasn’t doing so well. I knew she was starting to prepare me for the worst, but somewhere in my brain I couldn’t believe that my aunt, who has...
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An American Legend on the Big Screen
Wednesday night I had the opportunity to attend a screening of 42. The movie wasn’t the greatest of all time, but it’s definitely worth going to see. Last weekend, I told my daddy I was planning to see...
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Play Hard But Still WORK Hard: Tougaloo's Ranada Robinson #MyHBCUMyStory
Reblogged from HBCUstory, Inc.: When I stepped on the hallowed grounds of Tougaloo College with a Tigger twin size bed set, a 13” TV/VCR combo (or was it 9”??), and a wardrobe that consisted mostly of...
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Much Ado about Everything
You would think the busier my life is, the more I’d have to blog about. And that probably is technically true, but most of the time I don’t think anything is blogworthy. Until I click on another blog...
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Lessons for a New Mother
I had a Mother’s Day Weekend, complete with getting dolled up and going out on the town with my friends Friday night. Saturday, I didn’t go to the movies like I intended to, but I did get to go to a...
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ONE is the magic number!
Every year on my birthday, my mother tells me “Happy birthday, even though I did all the work that day.” And I always laughed, but I never truly appreciated the true essence behind those words. Until...
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A letter to me from my past self
I started a ranting post about how depressed I have become, hoping it would help me like Kelly Rowland says her song Dirty Laundry helped her. And then my friend popped on my screen and reminded me...
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