Because We Deserve Better
Reflections on Denial, Change, and the Hulu show Queenie A few nights ago, a couple friends and I sat around my kitchen island to play “We’re Not Really Strangers” over vanilla ice cream and rum cake. We flipped a few…
I Don’t Want To Be A Good Person
For as long as I remember, I’ve had this obsession with being a good person. I don’t know where it started. I think back to when I was a child, five or six years old — for the most part,…
Start Here: A BLM Guide For White People
In the last few months, my husband and I have gotten several text messages from a good friend. She’s a young, white woman with two kids, a husband, and a sleeve of bold, colorful tattoos. We’ll call her Samantha. She’s…
Late Bloomers Still Rise
I took my time getting ready to go out and explore Savannah this morning. I stood in the mirror for a while; Washed my face. Filed in my eyebrows. Oiled my scalp. Put vaseline on my chapped lips. I took…
In Little Moments: A Sunday Sermon
I was preparing to take a shower a few days ago and I could feel myself rushing. In the last year, I’ve developed a practice of advising myself to slow down and pay attention to what I’m actually doing. I…
12 Lessons Of 2020
We don’t need to do a lot of chit chat here. Inspired by the great Pat Russo, here are 12 lessons I learned in 2020. You Can Run, But How Long Can You Hide? For a long time, I tried…
Called: A Sunday Sermon
A few days ago, I was standing in the kitchen, listening to a Maverick City Music song when my eyes began to well with tears. I didn’t hold them in. I embraced the moment and let them fall. I was…
Choices: A Sunday Sermon
I’ve been thinking about choices for the last two days. I was playing a card game called “Whot” with my hubby and I won three or four games in a row. He said “You’re good.” I took a breath and…
Show Up: A Sunday Sermon
For the last two months, I’ve been getting this message to “show up.” I noticed this pattern in my life where I would take on more responsibility and then run away from it because it felt overwhelming. My life is…