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The Sentence that Shaped My Little Corner of the World
Cut to it: The next time you don’t have an answer, try using this sentence that can shape your little corner of the world: “I don’t know, but…
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Accept the mess.
Travis and I have been refinishing the hardwood in our home this summer. It’s been a long process of moving furniture and sanding and vacuuming and scraping and…
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It’s okay to be vanilla.
“I only have two speeds: black coffee and Americanos, or plain ole vanilla lattes,” I told him as we left our weekly coffee stop, vanilla latte in hand…
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Using picture books to learn about Ramadan.
One of my elementary kiddos began fasting for Ramadan for the first time this season. For a few days, she and I snuck away during snack time to…
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Your next date adventure: Edessa Restaurant.
Take notes. You’re going to want to know about this restaurant the next time you’re going out with the girls or planning an evening with your boo. Monthly…
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston: a lyrical journey of sorrow and joy, identity and freedom.
I paused my journey through Harry Potter to make space for African-American literature. February neared, and I had just cracked open my new copy of Book 5. I…