What to Wear to: Weddings!
Tis the season, no, not Christmas, but wedding season! Every weekend is full of going to showers, engagement parties,...
The Power to Choose; Even in the Mids...
1 week, 2 days, and 12 hours ago, my boyfriend of 5 ½ years told me he doesn’t want to marry me (ever), and then he...
What every single girl should know be...
Eating, laughing, and enjoying one another’s company for some Christmas cheer, I was surrounded by eleven...
Designed to Live
In retrospect, my friend was right; I should’ve bought the pillows. Like powerful, turquoise magnets, they...
New Year: New Perspective!
Ebony Scrooge. Yep, that should have been my name during the Holiday season of 2010. To say that I was frustrated with...
Making Dreams Come True
Opening the email, the first sentence read, “Would you like to bless some people?” My immediate thought was,...
The Time Traveler’s Dress Code:...
We are a people that collect. It’s our anthropology, this human need for beauty, creativity, and a connection...
Claiming an Orphan, Gifted a Daughter
When my husband and I were in the midst of the adoption process, I recall my heart being struck at the...
Welcome to Mommy-hood
Officially I have been a mom for 13 months. Being a mom has been by far one of the most challenging hats I’ve...
Havin’ Fun in the Summer Time &...
I’m looking forward to this Saturday. Me and my friend Stacy Cook are going to have some summer fun in Austin. ...
What a Girl Wants: Trading in my desi...
We’ve all heard this story at least once: “I can honestly say that I was not attracted to my husband at all when...
Facing Another Dark Valentine’s Day? ...
Let’s face it, Valentine’s Day can be really hard. I remember a few years in particular that were gut-wrenching...



