I’m tired. The year 2020 has drained me. It feels like I have so much to do, and I’m not quite doing any of it right. Maybe it’s because of the pandemic. There were a lot of unknowns this year—brought to you by the letter C for coronavirus. From shutdowns to mandatory masks to the leadership at ...
Decisions, Decisions: COVID Schooling 101
I haven’t talked about parenting in a while. You know why? It’s been struggleville in the area of schooling. Kids are finally starting to settle into their new normal; but trying to make all that happen while juggling everything else has been something else. And parents are tired. As schools reopened this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic, ...
Why Some Black People Don’t Trust the Police
I had to take a week off because I needed a mental break. The recent focus of the entire nation being on racial injustice is great, but how we got to this point was traumatic. A young black man was killed by two white men for “suspiciously” running in a neighborhood (#AhmaudArbery), a young black ...
A Nigerian State of Mind: Kids and Career Choices
“Mommy, I want to be an artist when I grow up.” “An artist? Because you like to draw?” “Yeah! I can draw all day if I’m an artist.” “Well, you can draw on the side too. Or…you can draw buildings. Like an architect!” “Or he can be an artist,” my husband abruptly added. Yes, of course. Of course he can… ...
Sexism is Real: Working Moms vs. Working Dads
Men are treated differently than women. That’s not breaking news. You see that every day. Heck, I even experienced the love people have for single dads as opposed to single moms. For this blog post, I’ll keep the focus on sexism pertaining to work. In the workplace, you see sexism in areas like pay discrepancies and how ...
My Fridge STAYS Empty With Three Kids
How is it that children can eat one meal and MAYBE two snacks during an eight-hour school day; but when they’re at home, they want to eat every 30 minutes? The math isn’t adding up. As I’m playing my role of makeshift homeschool teacher, I know that I’m going to hear those dreaded six words after ...
Take the Count Your Blessings, Be a Blessing Challenge!
Talk about gloom and doom. Today, the Texas governor announced that schools will remain closed until at least May 4. And then President Trump said that this coronavirus (COVID-19) situation could last in the U.S. until July or August—with up to 240,000 people ultimately succumbing to the disease. Those stories just happened to pop up on ...
Reasons Why You Should Stop Having Kids
Once upon a time, there was a girl who thought that one day, she’d have four or six kids (because five is an uneven number… we can’t have that). Then, she grew up and actually had one child. Her original plans went straight out the window. Man plans, God laughs. I have three boys, and I’m throwing ...
Fight or Flight: The Christian View of Self-Defense
Help me out, guys. I’m torn over this one. In a recent conversation about self-defense, an unexpected argument broke out. What do you teach your children if they’re getting teased or bullied in school? 🤔 And please understand that there is a difference between getting made fun of and being bullied. Kids saying, “What are THOOOOSSSE?” to ...
What’s a Date Night?
You know how you think you’re making a connection with someone in a conversation and then it comes to a screeching halt? “Oh my gosh… life with kids is something else.” “I know, right? There’s no time to do anything anymore.” “Yeah… and time even talking with my husband is few and far between.” “Same here. All kids. ...
