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  • The Kwanzaa principle of the day is Kuumba, which means creativity. Kuumba is quickly becoming the principle that speaks to me most deeply because it implies action. After the previous...

    Kuumba: On beauty and betterment

    The Kwanzaa principle of the day is Kuumba, which means creativity. Kuumba is quickly becoming the principle that speaks to me most deeply because it implies action. After the previous...

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  • About three weeks ago, a friend brought together a group of people for a 30-Days to Do It Challenge.  The basic idea is that you set a goal to be...

    What’s holding you back?

    About three weeks ago, a friend brought together a group of people for a 30-Days to Do It Challenge.  The basic idea is that you set a goal to be...

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  • Reading has always been my favorite pastime. Though recent technological advancements threaten the popularity of the paper book, the AnyBook Reader by Franklin Electronic Publishers is a great way to...

    Review: Anybook Reader

    Reading has always been my favorite pastime. Though recent technological advancements threaten the popularity of the paper book, the AnyBook Reader by Franklin Electronic Publishers is a great way to...

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  • The truth of this makes me laugh sometimes…other times it sobers me up.  That’s a lot of power and responsibility.

    Let’s Talk: Truth

    The truth of this makes me laugh sometimes…other times it sobers me up.  That’s a lot of power and responsibility.

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  • We, the mothers, whose wombs were their first earth and water whose hearts and tears are theirs perpetually who studied at the cosmos of their growing bodies and emotional simplicity...

    A Gathering of Mothers

    We, the mothers, whose wombs were their first earth and water whose hearts and tears are theirs perpetually who studied at the cosmos of their growing bodies and emotional simplicity...

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  • The pediatrician and I have epic disagreements. But, my son does walk where he wants – with support of course. I win!

    Wordless Wednesday: Me vs. Pediatrician…again

    The pediatrician and I have epic disagreements. But, my son does walk where he wants – with support of course. I win!

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  • Someone get the “Best New Yeye” award ready; last night I took my son to the club. Let me explain. A friend we hadn’t seen in over a year came...

    My baby, the Nightclub, and Me

    Someone get the “Best New Yeye” award ready; last night I took my son to the club. Let me explain. A friend we hadn’t seen in over a year came...

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