Trigger Warning: This post speaks to grief and loss around Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day falls on May 8th this year. My inbox and social media timelines have been filled with advertisements for flowers, jewelery, and special crafts. It’s a beautiful time for mothers and mother figures. Rightfully so. Mothers provide a great deal of influence …
On Our 10-Year Wedding Anniversary
Ten years ago today, I stood in front of an altar surrounded by friends and family and pledged to be wife and helpmeet to my husband. I stared into his beautiful brown eyes and loved the love I saw reflected there. I felt as if his heart beckoned to me and mine to him. Truly, …
National Black Maternal Health Week: Q&A with Kesha Grant, RN, Doula, and Author
Guys, I am so excited about this week’s post! April 11-17th is National Black Maternal Health Week, and if you have followed me for any time, you know that I have expressed concerns about the staggering 234% mortality rate of black women in childbirth (like here) and the decision of so many in the black …