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Jun 20• by

Bonjour les Amis,

After a long week of traveling—  A night with my cousin and family in Acworth, Georgia gave birth to new memories: sunset and a chat on the deck, ...

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Family • Food • Inspiration

Sep 09• by

SNACK AND SAND HOURGLASS 

There was a time, Markolee took a shower every afternoon at 4:41p.m. He is my time keeper. The child who is waiting at the door at 8:55 when I say I’m...

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Family • Inspiration • Lifestyle

Aug 19• by

Things They Don’t Teach In School

I was strolling down the aisle of a store a few weeks back, when I spotted a little blue box with the above-mentioned title.  The title, printed in large...

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My Diverse Life

Inspiration • Travel

Jul 24• by

My Diverse Life

My love for languages and diversity derives from the time I spent in seminary. I was eight years old when I realized that diversity is essential to creating a...

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My 83 Year Old BFF

Inspiration • Relationships

Mar 05• by

Laughing and Crying With My 83 Year Old BFF Barbara

I facetimed my 83-year-old BFF this week. It took her a couple of minutes to focus her camera, and while she was doing so, she said, “Don’t hang up, Kiddo...

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Family • Inspiration • Relationships • Trending

Feb 26• by

Our Love Story Was Published in The New York Times!

A few weeks ago when the New York Times Modern Love Editor reached out to me, via email, my kids had just gone to bed. I screamed with such excitement, they...

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I am my own person

Inspiration

Nov 20• by

I. AM. My. Own. Person.

Yesterday, after a long day, I sat on the couch with Markolee — my ten-year-old son.  Usually, around this time I would have been cooking, trying to get...

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Inspiration

Sep 05• by

Spread Your Roots, Shoot Out New Life, and BLOOM. 

Wha nuh dead, duh dash ih way. ~Jamaican Proverb  On a recent trip to Panama City Beach, a friend gave me three firespike plants fighting for their lives.The...

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Inspiration • Travel

Mar 16• by

Home is…

I migrated from Jamaica to the United States when I was eleven years old.I have lived in four states,seven cities, and thirteen homes. From these experiences,...

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