Years ago someone asked me what does it mean to be a parent. Without thinking I said to learn. But really, what is parenting? So many things and more…. Parenting is loving someone more than…
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Human
It’s hard being human sometimes, when we try to describe the power of love, but language fails and cannot explain what it is you feel so intently. When your child asks you how the clouds…
Easter
Weeks before the big day Momma buys me a new pink dress and my brother a new gray suit. On Friday she washes my hair, greases my scalp, and plaits my hair. Saturday night I…
Birthday!
I walked into the kitchen to wash the dishes and my daughter says to me,” Mommy you should write a story about birthdays.” It’s funny because I haven’t written any short stories in a while.…
Holiday
It’s the yummy smelling fragrances of cinnamon and nutmeg that entombs my body and fills my nose with sweet goodness. In our house it’s the aroma of delicious strawberries and peaches traveling through the air.…
Play Cousins
Don’t mess with Jayquain or Taniquequala or Shaqueta because they my play cousins and don’t no one mess with my play cousins! Does that sound a little familiar? Okay maybe not the names but,…
Super Heroes
It’s that time of year again. The temperature outside starts dropping giving us a break from the three digit days of last summer. The darkness gradually comes earlier than months before. The grass and trees…