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The Importace of “Adult Time”

I recently spent New Years’ with some of my close friends, ina cabin up in north Georgia. I had an exciting time and it was just my husband and I needed for the end of a great year and to begin a new one. While I was spending time with my friends, I realized how…

Remember Why You Loved Them in the First Place :)

So, picture it: You meet a guy (or girl), they sweep you off your feet. They do the whole nine; buys you “just-because-it’s-Tuesday flowers, opens your door, pulls out your chair, cooks you fancy meals, lavish date nights, appearance is flawless, etc. You get totally pampered and cherished while dating this person, and begin to become…

My Goals for 2016

2016 Goals Publish Playing with Fire Finish writing Playing with Fire II Healthier lifestyle Save more, spend less Pray more Continue to count my blessings Perfect my craft (writing and poetry) I usually don’t do “New Year’s resolutions”, but I always tell myself I am going to make some goals for myself for the upcoming…

My Goals for 2016

The Holidays Couldn’t Have Been Better

Christmas was pretty awesome this year. One of the reasons for my exciting holiday weekend was my best friend coming to town. Although I had just seen her in October, it felt great to convince her to spend her holiday with me, rather than at home. Her birthday was also after Christmas, so it gave…

Presence

Sometimes, all people really want or desire from you is your presence. They want you to be present; mentally and physically. They want you to understand, or at least appear to understand them in their time of need. One thing I want to be more of is present. I feel that I spend a lot…

My Heart Breaks for Savannah

This has really been something that has stuck with me in the past couple weeks. I recently found out about a domestic dispute that resulted in a murder-suicide in Savannah, Ga. The young lady who was killed was only 19 years old and had a child. It was heartbreaking to read. Lately, it seems that…

Don’t be an Empty Cup

Have you ever felt like you had absolutely nothing left to give of yourself, yet people still continued to pull you in every direction, demanding your attention? Remember to take some time for yourself. You can’t pour from an empty cup. 🙂

Hall passes?!

So, I have recently seen that Mo’Nique has stated that she has given her man a hall pass, and the floodgates have opened up! I was listening to Rickey Smiley this morning, while women were calling in giving their 2 cents as where they stand with giving their mate a hall pass. I heard a…

Pray for this World

I have noticed that there are a lot of things going on in the world today. Not to mention, many people are trying hard to make people feel insignificant in what they support and don’t support. If you support one thing, you are no longer supporting something else and if you are standing for one…