A powerful prediction, spoken like fact, seemed to drop out of nowhere during a random conversation my husband and I were having months into our relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend: “Lorrie, I was thinking…we would make some pretty babies.” Did I hear him right? Sure, we’d met each other’s friends and family and were certainly… Continue reading Raising Nia: Fulfilling The Meaning of “Purpose” In Our Lives & Hearts
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Feelin’ Fresh To Def: Why We Must Celebrate Our Flawed & Fabulous Selves
OK, I’ll just go ahead and put it out there to immortalize in print: I consider myself to be an attractive woman. Not flawless, not drop-dead-gorgeous or runway material by any means….but attractive. Are there some features that I wish I could tweak here and there? Of course. Being a few inches taller and a… Continue reading Feelin’ Fresh To Def: Why We Must Celebrate Our Flawed & Fabulous Selves
Private Abuse & Public Discipline: Praising The Lord That Creflo Dollar Isn’t My Dad
Whenever a discussion about out-of-order kids comes up and my father is present, he’s usually quick to remind everyone of the first and last time I earned a public spanking. The misbehavior happened decades ago, but the man recounts the details as if it all transpired last week. “We were at the grocery store, you… Continue reading Private Abuse & Public Discipline: Praising The Lord That Creflo Dollar Isn’t My Dad
Our Daughter, a Dance And a Dream
“Mom, can I go there?” I looked up from typing my latest assignment at the sound of Nia’s voice. “Go where?” She pointed at the TV screen, where a little girl in a ballet costume was twirling and pirouetting onstage. “I want to do what she’s doing.” I quickly put two and two together, but… Continue reading Our Daughter, a Dance And a Dream