There was a spider outside my home last month. I couldn't stomach the possibility of it getting in my house, so about 5 minutes after I left to run errands I turned around to deal with the issue at hand. My fear forced me to cancel my post-work workout session and brought me back to my driveway trying to figure out the most...

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I'm writing this from a place of concern. Concern that an older sister would have for her younger sister. Concern from an older cousin, mentor or dear friend. I'm writing this in my morning "come to Jesus" meeting voice. I'm writing it with a firm unapologetic tone. The tone that you need to hear to get it. The tone you need for it...

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God prepared me so beautifully. He placed me carefully in a bright pink envelope with an address I wasn't aware of. He filled the 8.5 x 11 envelope with equally as charismatic contents - text with bold letters and colorful fonts. They were placed alongside a love note written on soft paper and scribed in cursive. He drafted my story softly on that...

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"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter."-Dr. Seuss This quote is plastered to your Instagram photos. You know the ones where you execute the perfect carefree open smile. It's a common Facebook mantra and everyone has tweeted sometime in their Twitter life. It's the advice we impart upon our...

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My health was compromised. Aside from making it to church last Sunday, I was confined to my bed for seven days. My only food option was saltines with peanut butter, because I couldn't stomach anything else. The smell of leftovers warming in the microwave made me sick. Me having to get up to warm the leftovers made me even sicker. I was nauseous and...

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