PinnedMember-onlyTechnology Is Robbing Humans. Here’s How.It started out so simple. Schools no longer teach cursive. If you were in elementary school in the 1990s, its kind of a slap in the face. We were told that we would never be able to buy houses or do business without knowing how to read and provide a…Tech3 min readTech3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyWe’re Raising An 80’s Baby In 2021Our children will be raised on vinyl records, VHS tapes, books, photo albums, and LEGOs. This is the decision my husband and I made for our family. My daughter won’t know what the internet is until she’s older. She wont have an iPad, or any other tablet. I don’t want…Parenting6 min readParenting6 min read
PinnedMember-onlyFrom Infertility To Pandemic PregnancyA personal journey of faith — My husband and I have been together for 13 years with no pregnancy scares. Up until two years ago, we truly believed we’d mastered the art of not getting pregnant without contraceptives. That was until we decided to try to grow our family and nothing was happening. I wasn’t getting…Health7 min readHealth7 min read
Apr 27, 2021Member-onlyInnocence and IgnoranceA True Mini Story — Humanity1 min readHumanity1 min read
Oct 24, 2020Member-onlyThe End of My 20 Year Long RelationshipHow To Know When A Relationship Must End — It doesn’t matter how much you love someone, when God is ready for them to leave your life, there’s nothing you can do. Losing people is hard. I’m not talking about people dying either. Death makes sense. We live and we die. It has to happen, right? …Mental Health11 min readMental Health11 min read
Jun 5, 2020Member-onlyWhat A 3-Year-Old Taught Me About RacismThe truth about salt and pepper — I was 6 years old when I was introduced to racism. It happened in first grade. Before my elementary school was predominantly black. Before white flight. Susie introduced me to it. A chubby white girl with brown hair and a round face. She wasn’t the nicest kid. In fact though…BlackLivesMatter6 min readBlackLivesMatter6 min read
May 25, 2020Member-onlyI never wanted to be popular. Why do you?I listen to vinyl records and rummage the new inventory at Goodwill to find hidden gems that someone graciously donated. I have a stack of VHS tapes that were purchased not ironically. My husband and I enjoy the low definition and marvel at the time it takes to rewind tapes…Covid Diaries7 min readCovid Diaries7 min read
Apr 5, 2020Member-onlyHow A 31-Day Social Media Fast Changed My Life for GoodI’ve seen God work too many miracles to not believe that things will work out for the better. There’s a lot of anxiety evoking news in circulation. You can’t avoid it. From the very beginning, people have been glued to computer screens, TV screens, phone screens in a desperate search…Religion5 min readReligion5 min read
Mar 27, 2020Member-onlyNecessity of SilenceFree Verse Poem — It took 35 years to learn the value of silence Silence is necessary Over committed, overwhelmed, over everything Deciding to sit in silence Embracing the sounds of nature Watching the people casually stroll Conversations outside my window A brown skinned woman With a heart filled laugh Watching life happen in…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Mar 26, 2020Member-onlyIs Coronavirus A Hidden Blessing?What Covid-19 is teaching us about priorities — The world is in crisis. Thanks to our collective inability to focus on what’s truly important, the COVID-19 Coronavirus has people across the country buying all the toilet paper, and oddly, lamb shanks. Yes, according to the empty shelves in the meat department, someone is preparing to cook a rack…Health8 min readHealth8 min read
