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A Letter to My Daughter

A letter to my daughter. For you, Baby K... Childhood On their first go ‘round or their fourth, a lot of parents ask for healthy babies and only that. Others can specifically name what it is they wish their child to be and give you 101 reasons why. “I want a boy for starts so that he can be the ... VIEW POST

Possessions | Part I: The Arrival

The arrival meant the start of something new. I unfastened my seatbelt before the light signified it was okay to remove it from around my waist and he grabbed my shoulder from the row behind as if to ask, was I ready? The warmth of Puerto Rico didn’t bother me. In fact, it was knowing that I had ... VIEW POST

Possessions: The Pilgrimage to Puerto Rico

Possessions /pəˈzeSHəns/ The aches of the past. A thirst for peace. You could have everything. But when there is a collision–a divine entanglement of the two–you will see that you are merely nothing. Life is more than the fulfillment of worldly possessions, more than just the gratification of ... VIEW POST

11 Years: My Journey of Life Lessons Rooted In Love

I could tell you about how Sears and a slice from a pizza spot in Yonkers brought us together in 2004. He always said that he secretly knew food was the way to my heart. I could tell you about how on November 30th, I talked to him for three hours on a school night in the dark, under covers, and on ... VIEW POST

When Pens Collide: Be Messy, Complicated & Afraid

I was in the midst of planning my chapter’s 10th anniversary celebration at my alma mater and the anxiety and stress that comes with putting together a banquet on a $0 budget garnered a high level of respect for event planners. It was supposed to be the finale of 2015, a year that tossed and turned ... VIEW POST