I was honored to be a guest speaker for the Boss Women Tally Brunch this past Saturday at Nefertari’s restaurant. I have to admit, I was scared out of my mind and on the way there I thought of every possible reason to pass the venue and just keep driving. When I parked, I […]
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An Open Letter about My First Love
When you look up the definition of love, you’ll find, “an intense feeling of deep affection”. But the truth is, love means different things to different people. If you ask your mother what love is, she may say, it’s the feeling of carrying a baby for 9 months and finally being able to look into it’s […]
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The Idealism of Finding a Husband in College
‘Idealism‘ defined is, “the practice of forming or pursing ideals, especially unrealistically“ From a young age, girls are subconsciously told that college is the time to find a mate. If our relatives aren’t asking us about it, the media is constantly reminding us that now is the time. Whitley met Dewayne at Hillman, and there […]
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We Can’t Breathe
I am tired, and I don’t mean the, “I haven’t gotten a good night’s sleep” kind of tired either. I am emotionally and mentally exhausted. As we should all be aware of, there was a recent shooting in Charleston, South Carolina in which 9 innocent men and women were shot and killed in their house […]
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“In Spite Of” Type of Love
Almost everyday, I pray for the ability to love. It’s easy to love people when it’s convenient and it’s also easy to love people when they too, love us. However lately, I’ve faced a few road bumps that seemingly took away my ability to love everyone like the bible commands us to do. There […]
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In Search of New Horizons
“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” -William Faulker Recently, my university had its spring commencement ceremonies, commonly referred to as, graduation. I’ve never really been a fan of graduations because they tend to be long and in time my back begins to hurt […]
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Do You “Like” You?
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Since when did Instagram likes determine someone’s value, worth, or even competency? Our generation has transformed the boundaries with all things technology based in the last few years. There are all types of […]
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Dealing with “pint” people
For as long as I could remember, I’ve always struggled with this idea of doing more for people than I am getting from them. It seems like I’m always giving, giving, and giving all that I have with little to no return. Whether it be from friends, associates, mates, or family, you may deal with […]
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Requested: Sex Before Marriage (A Biblical View)
So there’s a quote that says, “there are 3 sides to every story; yours, mine, and the truth.” We’ve viewed how both women and men perceive sex before marriage, so this post is the truth. The biblical view. “Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual […]
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Requested: Sex Before Marriage (A Man’s View)
Now that we’ve explored the opinions of women about sex before marriage, it’s imperative that we review a man’s perspective. I think it’s always best to see different sides of a story or topic because it may change the way you view things. Being that we aren’t men, we don’t always think like they do. […]
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