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I love my circle. The community I find myself in right now, I’m truly loving it. For a while, I lived with two separate worlds. There was family: in-laws, nieces, the people tied to me by name and history. And then there were friends: mostly my partner’s friends who slowly became mine. Slowly… because the
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A broken heart is a real thing. I think that’s what I felt – or maybe what I feel still. A few minutes ago, at least. I’m not sure why I felt that, because I was in a happy space. Isn’t a negative feeling usually tied to a negative occurrence? I was putting my little
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I recall lying on a hospital bed in the year 2020, wires all around me. Blood transfusing on the left, saline on the right. A catheter in place. Heat pads everywhere. Helpless as a baby, with loved ones hovering close, trying – poorly – to hide their fears. I recall three acts. My mom resorted
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Last weekend, I had a family and friends hangout that stretched for hours. Somewhere in the middle of it, a simple 20-minute conversation made me pause and reassess where my head has been lately. My Worry I’ve been worried about my little one in many ways, but most recently because… she talks. A lot. She
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“Flee all appearances of evil.” I’ve been thinking a lot about what this really means in certain relationships. Does it include staying away from an ex? There are days when I feel emotionally drained, and on those days, it’s easier to connect with certain exes. Sometimes it’s just a simple “how are you?” or words
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Today, I turn a year older and while I thought I’d feel hyped, what I truly feel is gratitude. Gratitude for life. Gratitude for health. Growing up, I used to hide my genotype. When people found out, they’d pity me or look at me like my death date was written on my forehead. It felt
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I fall flat on my face more times than I can count. I goof. I overthink. I freeze. I fumble. I say the wrong thing or say nothing at all. I mess up in parenting, relationships, self-care — you name it. But guess what I’ve discovered? It’s okay. I’m not God. I’m not the perfect
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“Let both grow together until the harvest.” — Matthew 13:30 There’s a parable Jesus told – about a farmer who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat. When the plants began to grow, the weeds showed up too. Naturally, the workers were
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🌱 Keep Becoming. Even among the weeds. Even when it’s quiet. Even when it’s hard. KEEP BECOMING… One seed at a time.