The Beautiful Challenge

I’m in Arizona right now visiting friends. The same friend I was maid of honor to just last year. The same friend who has relentlessly pursued me in the course of my grief and devastation. When I learned my mom passed away she flew in from Haiti within days. 1,633 miles. She was on a… Continue reading The Beautiful Challenge

Christmas 2016

The year has flown by though some days seemed endless.  I wonder how we got here often.  How did we bustle through Thanksgiving and now Christmas is quickly approaching?  Every year I struggle with the lack of family around this time and even though that is still a struggle I am grateful that God has… Continue reading Christmas 2016

Great News 😊

Yesterday something fantastic happened.  I got asked to be a regular contributor for a blog I highly esteem.  I have followed this blog for YEARS and in all honesty I felt their writers were “out of my league”.  They were (in my opinion) the cool kids of writing.  I actually was very nervous about the… Continue reading Great News 😊

This Is Us

Hi guys! Check out my guest post “This Is Us” on authorofmyfaith.com! This is my first guest post on Afi’s site and I’m so honored to have this opportunity! I met her through a fellow blogger and mutual friend. The connections writing has created has been overwhelming in the BEST way! Thanks for your support!!… Continue reading This Is Us

Change is Good

So I got to finally hang out with my friend last night.  We had been missing each other for months and it seemed like forever since we had our normal one-on-one at our favorite hangout: Panera Bread πŸ˜‰.  I had to re-arrange my schedule and even when other events emerged that day which threatened to dismantle our intended quality time I… Continue reading Change is Good