My dad was white. My mom was black. But I didn't know it. I was young, maybe 6 or 7. I remember being in a store with Mom, and seeing 2...

It was late. My husband was sound asleep, and knowing that he would be waking up in just a couple of hours for work, I didn't want to...

H O L A from Puerto Vallarta! *** As my husband and I were walking along the beach, I looked down and saw what looked like a black rock....

Dear Mom, I cried a little this morning when I woke up. I wasn't sure why I was at first. Then I realized it's Mother's Day. It's like my...

Though I have always loved it, the meaning of Easter just never hit home for me until the Easter of 2014, just a month and a half after...

Question: What does it mean to be deaf or hard-of-hearing? Answer: Simple. It means you can’t hear. Question: What it is like being deaf...

Dear Social Media, I was caught into your trap before I realized it. In fact, my mind was sucked into your world back when I was young. I...

It was kind of insane when I realized that what was once "my new normal" is now, honestly, is my "normal." The things that used to throw...

I almost went to the cemetery today. It's Christmas, it's cold, and I miss them. I don't know why, but I thought going to the cemetery...

My Great Grandpa "Grape" is 99 years old. He has lived almost an entire century. And wow, a century is a long, long time. My Grandpa...

I still vividly remember the night that I found out. I can tell you where I was, what I was doing, what I was wearing. (New apartment, on...

It's been a while. Hello again. Sometimes, I just need to write. I want to write, because I think words are beautiful. I want to write,...

I was on my dad's shoulders. It was a cold night on Christmas Eve, back when Santa Claus was still real. We had just finished at...

In about a week, it will have been a year since I should have returned from my mission. Which means it's been about 18 months since the...

We stood at the top of the tower, overlooking the magnificent field that was once a battleground. There was a peaceful and even spiritual...

She got in the car, and I started to drive. It was time for another girls’ night at Pizza Pie Café, our favorite. We talked about boys,...

Life is a glass, and there is water in that glass. We have all heard that phrase before. Sometimes, the glass is half empty, sometimes...

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times... High school. That's a whole new world in it of itself. A new bizarre world where...

A year ago today, this blog was created. I am sure that many of you are aware of how it came to be. I felt inspired to do it after my...

If I could go back in time, and see myself in different phases of my life, would I? And if I did, which parts of my life would I visit?...