I have grown up with some type of Aunt Jemima imagery in the home. My mother was an avid doll collector. Her family was originally...

My beautiful 14 year old daughter had a few strong opinions about her peers and family love. I was interested in hearing her thoughts and...

Many of our ancestors came to the United States under less than favorable conditions. Some came with family, or alone ferrying other...

It‘s February! I love this month (pun intended). I express love for those around me everyday but I revel in all the concentrated love...

16 years ago I made the decision to become a Lucumi priest. My spiritual/religious journey had been a bit of a twisty road. When I was...

I have seriously been contemplating my mortality these days. An unwanted major surgery will do that to you I guess. It has been about...

This picture makes me smile. It reminds me of my childhood, but not quite for the reasons you may think. I grew up in the idyllic town...

This is us. I met my husband Matthew about 15 years ago at a Native American pow wow. I was there with my son and he was there with a...

I had a fantastic weekend. My daughter graduated from middle school and turned 14. I couldn't be more proud of her and her...

These two beautiful people are my parents. This picture was taken during their wedding reception. I love this picture because there is...

I have always been fascinated by the way that trees avoid power lines. They do it so gracefully too. Look at how this tree just weaves...

I was reading a post on the incomparable Angela Rye Instagram about Millennial's from Forbes. The quote was about Millennial's and it...

I have grown up with some type of Aunt Jemima imagery in the home. My mother was an avid doll collector. Her family was originally from...

When I was growing up my mother cooked Sunday Dinner. We ate together as a family often, but Sunday's were special. For my mother the...

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For the past six weeks I have been home convalescing. I had to have an umbilical hernia surgery and the recovery has been surprisingly...

This picture was taken last summer when my husband and I went to Mexico. It was our first time out of the country together. Kind of like...

I love that the title of this blog sounds like an African folktale but that is to be expected. I try to take most of my cues from nature...

A couple of years ago my mind began to "run." I had always been a bit of a dreamer but this time it was different. A tremendous amount of...