As I shared last week, I returned to work after almost three months on maternity leave. I am still settling into my new routine and lowkey struggling because it isn’t as easy of a transition as I hoped that it would be. Two things that I have discovered about myself…
A couple that gives back together stays together. While that may not be 100% true, there is something great to be said about couples who share mutual interests and activities. Giving back has a positive effect on us individually, so I imagine that doing good with your boo must double the…
Yesterday in church, my pastor started a new series focused on marriage and parenting. During the message, he walked us through several key points about marriage and shared scriptures related to love. One of those scripture passages was 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not…
Years ago, I clipped a powerful quote out of Essence and pinned it to a cork board in my apartment. The three pillars of deep spirituality are faith, hope, and love—yet it is courage that enables all three. Listen. That quote blew my mind. When I decided to focus on…
Whether it is bad news at work, school, home, or in the world, it can be so hard to keep the faith and believe in anything good. Even when it seems that everything is going your way, it is inevitable that you will have to deal with a storm. How well…
I’ve been thinking a lot about love lately. Not just what it means on the surface, but what the bible has to say about the word. It’s no surprise that this search led me to one of my favorite scripture passages, 1 Corinthians 13, which is all about love. This passage…
For many of us, we’re in the office (or en route to the office) more than we’re at home! Some companies make it very easy to give back at work through explicit acts that support causes, like sponsor a charitable walk, have a matching donations program in place, and/or offer paid sabbaticals…
Everyday, we stumble into the world to work, play, eat, and everything in between. But, no matter how much fun we have in the streets, there’s really is no place like home. On most days, there is no place that I’d rather be than my house. Yesterday, I was sitting…
As we close the chapter on this year, most of us will make declarations of how to better ourselves moving forward. Often this includes vows to be kinder, live healthier and to give more. Living a charitable life doesn’t require lots of money or time. However, it does require that…
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