Tag: family
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Happy Birthday Aliyah: Still My Baby, Now a Woman
I don’t think any parent’s heart is ever fully prepared for their children’s transition into adulthood. We’re excited for them, yes, they made it, God kept them, and 21 years later, that tiny baby, that busy toddler, that energetic, curious, and at times know-it-all teenager no longer stands before you. Instead, you see a fully…
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Birthday Blessings…My Babies Are Growing Up
Within just two months of each other, my two younger children turned 8 and 3 years old. While I am forever grateful to God for allowing them to reach these milestones, I cannot help but feel a small sense of grief as I reminisce about their younger years. Children truly don’t stay little for long—their…
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Life Update: A Season of Growth, Grief, and Grace
“It feels good to be back—and what better way to return than with a life update! No matter the season, my praise remains the same, because God is faithful and near to the brokenhearted. Here’s to growth, grace, and holding on to His promises. Blessings!”
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Twenty Years of Health and Happiness: Let’s Celebrate with a Homemade Plant-Based Cake!
Is it me who’s getting older, or is it my daughter? Sometimes I have to stop and remind myself that I’m the mother of a young adult. Wow, wasn’t I just a little girl not so long ago? When did the years fly by? This past weekend, my eldest daughter celebrated her 20th birthday—yes, you…
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Mother’s Day Surprise: From Overlooked Celebrations to Cherished Moments
I’m not one for big celebrations. Growing up in a family and culture where celebrations were rare, I honestly can’t remember ever having a birthday party. My parents often didn’t even realize what day it was when my birthday came around. It’s something I laugh about now, and it never really bothered me—it was just…
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Everything Apple
Apple this, apple that, and why not? I went apple picking two weeks ago and have been eating apples ever since. They are still so fresh, delicious, and crunchy. Eating directly from the farm instead of the store is so comforting. Only God knows how far and how many people hand those store-bought fruits and…
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My Children And I Visited Jamaica, Jamaica
As some of you may have already figured, I am Jamaican by birth. So, like most immigrants, I want to visit home now and then to see family and friends and enjoy the lovely tropical climate, exquisite and delicious fruits, and local cuisine. As the saying goes in my native tongue, “Nuh wey nuh betta…
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And Then The Rain Came….
There is a famous saying in Jamaica, “When man a plan, God a wipeout,” which means that sometimes we make plans about the future when God has other plans, and since He is God, His plans must come to pass. So was the case for our recent weekend outdoor camping event. In a previous entitled,…
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What I Have Learned After Eight Years of Marriage
Yesterday, July 19th, I celebrated eight years of marriage to one man, Ewart Chance. And what a heck of a journey it has been. Over the years, we have had many ups and downs but have somehow managed to stay in the boat and weathered the storms together individually (because the self is the cause…
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