Black Girl Musings is unapologetically designed to be a safe space for black women to celebrate their dopeness and share their frustrations. It is a place that serves as a mirror, a couch, a sounding board, a prayer closet and anything else it needs to be to help us do life. It is about empowering,… Read More White Women’s Comfort Is Suffocating Students
I’ve worked in education my entire adult life. I’ve taught middle school, traveled the country studying K-12 schools, and now I help develop teachers who teach-you guessed it–middle school. Young adult fiction is my jam. Getting kids to analyze text Is. What. I. Do. I am known at my school as The Book Fairy (a… Read More Nah, Sis. Don’t Let Them Define Your Success.
God gave you this bomb vision. You feel inspired by it. And excited for it. And ready to build this thing out. You read about the power of completion over perfection and have overcome a few bumps in the road remembering that 2018 will be just as hard.. And you’re doing it. I see you, girl. (Inserts… Read More Your Vision Is For Cultivating, Not Comparing
I was never someone who dreamed of being married as a little girl. I never held weddings for my barbies. I never thought of what my wedding would look like. And you had to be real special for me to practice a fake signature with my first name and your last. I always knew I’d… Read More What I Miss About Being Single
I’m currently reading a book entitled, “Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine” written by Gail Honeyman. The main character, Eleanor, is a 30 year old woman who lives as a recluse due to trauma she experienced as a child. Eleanor is also the narrator of this story and it took me a good 4 days to… Read More I Disguise My Dysfunction As Normalcy
On the second day of the new year, I got punched in the face. This is totally metaphorical. I didn’t really get punched. My husband and I sat in bed before going to sleep on January 1st and prayed such a mighty prayer over our families, friends, finances, and goals for this year (I was… Read More 2018: The Year of “Just As Hard”
January brings out two types of people. There are the women who proudly wave the “New Year New Me” flag. I mean proud-ly. They’ll hit you with the facebook status at 12:01am like: “If you’re reading this in 2018, congrats! You’re still in my life.” They’ll turn the “unfriend” button into social scissors and samurai… Read More 2018: Completion Over Perfection
I love books. No, no really. I love books. I love new book smell. I love walking through a bookstore and spending time in the shelves and aisles. And I love reading. The only thing I might love more than all of those things is getting kids jazzed about great books. Which is probably I… Read More 7 Dope Bookstores for Book Lovers
One of the most incredible things about God is His ability to uniquely and authentically relate to everyone. And while I know His ways and thoughts are higher than my own…I can’t help but imagine that sometimes He’s side eyeing the mess out of me for some of my requests and frustrations. And if we’re… Read More Why Are You Asking for What You Already Have?
One of the greatest parts about working in education are the breaks. It’s not why I got into my profession…but it doesn’t hurt. One of my favorite things to do during breaks is binge read. There’s nothing like curling up on the couch in a warm blanket, drinking a glass of wine, and savoring an… Read More 4 Books That Will Have You Laid Out After Reading Them
