Are you struggling to come up with Thankful Thursday ideas? Every Thursday in my community, I take a moment to reflect on gratitude. Across social media, Thursdays are often dedicated to Thankful Thursday. However, sometimes there’s resistance because we’re so accustomed to focusing on major events that we overlook the everyday blessings in our lives….
How do you express yourself with confidence? Are you shy? Do you tend to be passive when you enter a room and hope that all eyes are not on you? Do you struggle to communicate your opinions, thoughts, and needs clearly and confidently? It’s not uncommon. Many are surprised when I let them know that…
This article is sponsored by Mothering Justice – a non-partisan organization dedicated to changing policy to improve the lives of mothers of color in our country – to share the information that follows. It’s 2020 and I am faced with explaining issues my parents, grandparents and great-grandparents faced. The casualness of hate and prejudices have…
It is important to share affirmations for our teenage sons‘ self-esteem. Often when we think of affirmations, we focus on our daughters and ourselves, but they can make a big impact in the lives of everyone. I can vividly recall the first time I realized my tween son was struggling with his self-esteem. He’d gotten…
Thanks to iRead Book Tours I had an opportunity review Freedom Lessons by Eileen Harrison Sanchez. Freedom Lessons begins in Louisiana 1969 as Colleen, a white northern teacher, enters into the unfamiliar culture of a small Southern town and its unwritten rules as the town surrenders to mandated school integration. She meets Frank, a black high…
