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Continue reading →: A Mother’s Prayer, A Warrior’s SongI think I can. I know I can.I think I can. I know I can. Am I the little engine that could?Am I the one bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave?Am I the dream and the hope of the slave?Paying homage to Maya Angelou,Am I the one that had…
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Continue reading →: Full Circle Faith: A Legacy Unfolding
This weekend, my family is experiencing a full circle moment that words can hardly capture.We are celebrating my brother, Christian Anthony King, being installed as the Pastor of his very own church.What an honor. What a charge. What a Jeremiah 29:11 moment — a living reminder that God’s plans for…
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Continue reading →: Swing Low, Sick, & Big TiredHave you ever just been sick and tired? Sick and tired of work.Sick and tired of people.Sick and tired of that one person.Sick and tired of being… sick and tired! In full transparency, I started this blog to help me get over that kind of tired. The kind that seeps…
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Continue reading →: Made from Soul, Raised on Culture, Walking in WisdomI just turned 34 this past Saturday. Thirty-four. And as I sat with my slice of Oreo cheesecake and a heart full of gratitude, the reflections started to pour in like reruns of my favorite shows. I come from an era where Friday taught us family wasn’t just blood, and…
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Continue reading →: Heritage: The Weight, the Wisdom, and the Way ForwardHeritage. What is that? Is it a way of life? Is it principles? Is it family values? Is it nature versus nurture? Is it the way you eat? The foods that become your comfort, your tradition? Is it the music that makes you feel something deep in your bones? The…
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Continue reading →: Making Something Out of Nothing: The Art of Repurposing Life
I was sitting in St. James Baptist Church on Sunday, invited to a Women’s Day program, when the woman assigned to give the charge stood up. She looked out into the crowd, paused for just a moment, and said: “Make something out of nothing.” The words settled into my spirit…
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Continue reading →: Band Ten Hut! The Sound of Nostalgia
What is nostalgia? What gives you that feel-good moment—the one that grounds you, that makes you pause, that sends a rush of warmth through your chest as a memory flickers to life? Is it a scent, a song, a tradition? For me, it’s the sound of a marching band playing…
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Continue reading →: Love God. Love People. But What Happens When Loving People Hurts?My phone is ringing for the 12th time. It’s an unknown number, but I know exactly who it is. I am five and a half months pregnant. I’ve just returned from over 15 hours of travel, and I am exhausted—body aching, mind weary, just wanting to lay down and rest.…
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Continue reading →: Growing Pains: What Babies Teach Us About Resilience
I watched my daughter on the floor, her tiny fingers shoved into her mouth, gnawing away at the discomfort radiating from her gums. Teething was relentless, but so was she. Between moments of frustration, she babbled, smiled, and pressed forward—literally. She hadn’t quite figured out crawling yet, but that didn’t…
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Continue reading →: The Shift: Realizing My Parents Were Just Surviving TooI don’t know exactly when it hit me. Maybe it was in middle school, the first time I saw my mom cry over something that had nothing to do with me. Or maybe it was when I became a mother myself—overwhelmed by the weight of responsibility—and wondered, Did my parents…
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