by MJ | Jul 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
At 21, I found myself with a two-year-old son and a baby on the way. I remember sitting in my bonus mom LaShan’s kitchen having a heart-to-heart. We were discussing what my future looked like with two young kids. Of course, with age, memories fade, but something she...
by MJ | Nov 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
I have a horrible tendency of allowing my anxiety to get the best of me. When it does, the fear of failing at whatever it is overrides any confidence built up to that point, and I notoriously “I’ll put a pin in this” and come back to it later.That “pin” can be days,...
by MJ | Jul 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
There is so much beauty in listening. To nature…to nothing at all…to God…to others you trust…to your own thoughts. Seven years ago this month, I packed my babies up, and along with a few belongings, moved from IN to TX. I left everyone and...
by MJ | Jan 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
During my childhood, I spent many a summer and spring break in Alabama. The majority of my time was spent over my Aunt Mary’s. Aunt Mary’s house meant rotel dip and church. Vocation bible school, and Sunday School. It also meant entertainment. While my...
by MJ | Jan 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
I think I can speak for us all with great confidence when I say – this has been an extremely interesting year. Not for all, but I’m sure a complete dumpster fire for most. I’ve been trying for the last three weeks to come up with what I wanted to say...
by MJ | Sep 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Picture it: early December of 2013. I was having a typical day. I went to work, and afterwards like we normally did weekly, my best friend and I went to the mall for our date night. Catching up, shopping, cackling as only soulmates can do, and of course, dinner. At...
