If you’re reading this, thanks already. When I was 9 years old, my mom got pregnant with my baby sister. By the time I was 11, my Mom had 2 small children, 2 years apart. ⁣⁣As a pre-teen, I began to bare witness to a Mother who took time for her health and fitness, while […]

If you’re reading this, thanks already. Today I put this blanket in a box.  A box marked “newborn clothing”: squished to the brim with too-tiny-for-her items.  I tucked it neatly next to spit up cloths and nursing pads, premie sleepers and bonnets that only ever fit for a week- and I closed the lid. “My […]

If you’re reading this, thanks already. Today I have a small, yet very firm, request to share as I excitedly take on more “office hours” and a heavier workload since having my second daughter. K : LET ME SET MY OWN BOUNDARIES ⁣⁣As lovely as it is to see my PF4U Family giving grace to […]

If you’re reading this, thanks already. To my fellow working mom’s: maybe you can relate.. Sometimes I feel like an awesome business owner, and sometimes I feel like an awesome mom. ⁣ ⁣ But, it’s never on the same day.⁣ And that bugs me. ⁣ ⁣ I am a woman with two dreams, one identity […]

If you’re reading this, thanks already. When we’re little: we think life is all about things. ⁣ ⁣ Baby dolls and Barbie cars and new light up running shoes. The new Nintendo 64 game and Toys R Us shopping sprees. The collection of “things” fills our soul.⁣ ⁣ Then, as we mature: life becomes more […]

If you’re reading this, thanks already. This change of season tends to bring out a different side of me. ⁣ ⁣ A heavier-breathing side of me,⁣ A tightness-in-my-chest side of me,⁣ A teary-eyed side of me,⁣ An emotional and softer spoken side of me,⁣ A reflective and memory-stricken side of me. ⁣ ⁣ The environmental […]

If you’re reading this, thanks already. Here are the 6 things I need my daughter to know.. L W Y F:⁣Mastering this will forever change your life. Pour love inward, give thanks, watch how you speak to yourself, show gratitude, walk tall. ⁣⁣ U F W Y B I:⁣Figure out what sets your soul on […]

If you are reading this, thanks already. When I was 9 years old, my mom got pregnant with my baby sister. By the time I was 11, my mom had 2 small children, 2 years apart. ⁣⁣As a pre-teen, I began to bare witness to a Mother who took time for her health and fitness, […]

If you’re reading this, thanks already… and if you prefer to listen to this through audio instead (I’d totally suggest it), you can find it on Apple Podcasts by clicking HERE. This is my Maid of Honor speech that was delivered at my best friends wedding. It comes with a few smiles, a couple boundary […]

If you’re reading this: thanks already. This year, the whole world needed to get creative on how to best spoil our mother’s on their special day. This year, more than ever, my mother deserved the greatest recognition. Without money, without company, without food or flowers: I put together a slam poem to show my love […]