YES, YOU ARE AMAZING THROUGH IT ALL!

Featured image: Black Beauty by schymura Artist: Unknown I am inspired today to send a message to those women who are really in a crisis situation. The details of my 33 years are filled with magnificent ups and devastating downs but I’ve come to understand through not only my faith but self-revelation that we have…

Motherhood Perks: 5 Embarrassing Things My Mom Did That I Do Now

This past weekend we celebrated Mother’s Day. As a mother of three—two teenagers and a toddler—I’ve learned that motherhood ain’t for punks. And what I mean by that, is that there are definitely grand and amazing days and then there are those rough and exhausting days. All and all, it’s still a blessing that I…

3 Ways to Practice What You Preach

One of the reasons I started Monday Motivational posts—previously Monday #Mid-WYFEMotivation—was to share positive insights from my own plight. My goal was to push us all past those “bad” moments to refocus on the greatness ahead, which has been a lot easier to do than I ever thoughts. THEN one day, just a few weeks…

Stop Worrying About the Grass and Start Looking Toward the Sun

Growing up in middle to lower class status, I always wondered why I couldn’t have more. Why couldn’t I get the newest Jordan’s or Tommy Hilfiger fits? Why couldn’t I look like the other girls with the new short cuts or braids? Why couldn’t I go to Disney World or the beach just for the…

It’s ok to take YOUR moment

As women, we have been blessed with the ability to multitask at incredible speeds and seemingly unlimited quantities. We spend at least 90 percent of our day handling business; taking care of our family and friends; indirectly taking care of others (i.e. sparking up convos, opening doors, letting people over in your lane on the…

Reviews aren’t just for writer’s egos…we promise!

This week on my blog, The Chronicles of DNC, I tapped into one of the hardest things to do as a writer–to get honest feedback. A lot of times, we are dying to hear what a complete stranger would think about our plot, tone or structure of our story. Do people really get our words…