I can vividly remember the moment when I felt I was broken – mentally, spiritually and emotionally. August 9, 2001. Austin, Texas. Well over 100 degrees with the heat index. I was finally driving home from the hospital with my five-day old son. It had been an emotional and draining week. He was born almost …
Hello November ~ Oh How I Welcome You!
Hello November is right! Welcome, welcome, welcome. I welcome you with wide spread arms, a twinkle in my eye and my fourteen months of goals which I will achieve. Whew… I have been waiting and planning for this day for about ninety days. I am a BIG planner and goal setter. This is the first …
Are You In For 21 Days of Gratitude Challenge?
Are you in? I am. You know I LOVE challenges which are for the better or BEST me. I have been doing 21 and 30 day challenges all year long and once again I extend my invitation to you. 21 days of gratitude begin on Monday, November 4th and concludes on Monday, November 25th. I …
Another Reason Why I Love Southern Girl Blog Community!
I really enjoy the Southern Girl Blog Community! It is organized, not cliques, always feeding the blogging soul and more. The latest gift is a Friday Link Up. There is run a little different than most and I LOVE THAT. Here is a little blurb. I have six link posts numbers 59 to 64 on …
but God Series :: My Pivotal Day By Lucy’s Fire
I’ll never forget August 22, 2010 it was a pivotal day in my life. It was a semi cool morning and had been raining earlier I was en route to church going my usual way and jamming to some sweet gospel music. I was on the interstate and exiting a ramp when all of a …
but God Series :: Being Uncommon Is All That I Know…
Life is SO funny and I thank goodness for my gift of being uncommon. Uncommon is a gift which comes naturally for me! Through all of life’s good times and bad times I have remained uncommon which has completely been for my better. Not always my best but my better. Everyone has their dresses to …
Bold Moves October ~ Let’s Do This Together!
So I was blog surfing last night after the games. My West Coast Team ~ #RaiderNation (Oakland Raiders) lost to the Redskins and my East Coast Team ~ The Dirty Birds (Atlanta Falcons) lost to the Patriots so I needed to calm my nerves so I surfed the internet for writing inspiration. Any who I …
My Blogalicious Goals For 2013!
Blogalicious here I come! I am SO excited to be attending MY very first Blogalicious. Yay, me. When I first heard of Blogalicious in 2011 via Twitter I added it on to my bucket list. Yes, I said bucket list!!!! I was not blogging at the time however I wanted to attend as brand. Little …
The Cosby Show Turned 29 Today!
Happy 29th Birthday To The Cosby Show! When it premiered in 1984, THE COSBY SHOW broke down racial barriers in TV by portraying an African-American family comfortably assimilated in upper-middle-class white America. Now showing in syndication (and on DVD), it continues to educate and entertain its audience. This show right here helped put Black America …