Commentary on the intersection of race, culture, and faith
What I want my white friends and family to understand this Black History Month Every year, I’ve tried to do a little something with my Facebook account to mark the occasion, but I’ve always been hesitant, scared even, of doing too much. Of seeming too black. Too proud. Afraid of being perceived as being racist.… Continue reading What I want my white friends and family to understand this Black History Month
There has been a shift in my household Things have shifted in The Armchair Household. Our 8-month-old has made several discoveries that has changed the game. She started crawling about a month and a half ago (maybe even two months), but it was only a very slow army crawl. Now she's up on all fours… Continue reading There has been a shift in my household
Babies grow up Perhaps it's because I've spent a lot of time processing my own mortality and reflecting upon (if not mourning) the loss of my youth that I don't feel a sense of sadness as I watch The Girl grow. I realize that the baby that slept next to me in a little plastic… Continue reading Babies grow up
I'm thankful for friends who wounded me I'm a little tardy to the party on the whole "season of thanks" thing, but I guess that it means a little more to me to talk about the things I'm thankful for when it's not the hot, hip-happening thing in the streets. Call me anti-establishment. I've actually… Continue reading I’m thankful for friends who wounded me
Young, Married, and Childless In a previous post, I talked about why The Husband and I waited to have children and why we didn’t regret that decision. This time around I will be discussing some of my experiences as a young, married, and childless woman. For most of my marriage, I often felt that others… Continue reading Young, Married, and Childless
I've been busy for the last week and a half...two weeks actually...and it's left little time for writing. Two weeks ago, I was contacted to audition to play music at my church. About a month ago, The Husband signed me up for it. I was sick at home. He signed me up for guitar, vocals,… Continue reading Short post #3: A brief glimpse into my life
The accidental stay at home wife/mother I have a confession to make: I never intended to be a stay at home wife/mom. Staying at home has never been my goal; it's just how things worked out for me. I got married before my sophomore year of college. The husband and I were both on scholarship,… Continue reading The accidental stay at home wife/mother
I did the unthinkable... As a parent, I generally avoid buying clothes that will only be worn once or even a handful of times because they're for a 'special occasion.' I'm talking about clothes that are only relevant for holidays or are for a specific occasion like a birthday as opposed to dress-up clothes (which… Continue reading I did the unthinkable…
Why we waited to have kids and why we DON’T regret it It was inevitable that the subject of children would come up while The Husband and I were engaged. When we initially discussed having children we knew that wanted them, but we also knew we needed to wait until we finished school. We were… Continue reading Why we waited to have kids and why we DON’T regret it
Here is a late night random ramble/rant/stream of consciousness I've been detoxing, so I've been super drained and haven't had the energy to write. What little energy I have has been spent taking care of The Girl and watching the Royals win. I was gonna reblog a post from one of my friends, but I… Continue reading Here is a late night random ramble/rant/stream of consciousness
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