When Belief Dies Quietly

I’ve been digging through some of my old writings from 2020. One of them was about how much I loved myself. Back then, I sounded so rooted, so aligned, so full of belief in who I was becoming. Reading it now, I couldn’t help but stop and think...what happened? Somewhere along the way, I drifted. … Continue reading When Belief Dies Quietly

I started "21 Days to becoming a Proverbs 31 Woman," and the very first prompt caught my eye… “ Read Matthew 5:13-16 Here Jesus tells us to be salt and light. He tells us to stand out among men, not to blend in. Why do you think that is? Here is the full verse: Salt … Continue reading

C+RL Enthusiast: SZA Said It First I’ll be honest: when SZA dropped Ctrl, I thought she was talking to everyone but me. Because I’ve got it together. Color-coded planners, matching fonts, “just right” angles on my selfies… control is my comfort food. But the more I listened, the more I realized SZA wasn’t singing about … Continue reading

bronze skinned girl

For so long, the world has spoken in opposites: black or white.As if His image could ever be reduced to two extremes. But when I think about bronze, I see something different. Bronze is strength refined in fire.It’s warmth that carries both earth and sun.It’s a glow that doesn’t apologize for existing...it just is. If … Continue reading bronze skinned girl

In the Trenches

When I tell people I’m a teacher, their response is almost always the same: “Wow, thank you for your service.” It’s said with the same solemnity people reserve for veterans, nurses, or first responders. At first, it always caught me off guard. Service? As if I’ve just returned from the front lines of battle. But … Continue reading In the Trenches

dear self, The problem with self-help books is this: if you’re not careful, they’ll make you believe there’s always something wrong with you. Like you’re broken. Like you’re behind. Like you’re not enough until you fix yourself. But growth doesn’t come from shame. It comes from love. It comes from knowing you are already spectacular … Continue reading

dear self, You don’t have to keep being the version of yourself you built when they hurt your feelings. I know she kept you safe. I know she put up the walls that let you sleep at night. But those walls don’t just keep the wrong people out, they also blockade the right ones. You … Continue reading

Some days, I really do love my job. The kids are comedy. My lessons are starting to hit. And (on good days) I feel like I’m actually making a difference... But then there are those days: The no-water, just coffee and TikTok kind.The kind where your to-do list grows legs and sprints past you in … Continue reading

Mascara

I don’t need waterproof—I need cry proof. Something that stops the tears in their tracks like, “Not today… not while you’re wearing this.” Because sometimes, the brush in my hand feels more like armor than art. One stroke of mascara to lift the lash is really a whisper to myself: You’re still her. Still divine, … Continue reading Mascara