Speaking to Encourage & Equip Foster and Adoptive Families – It’s Official!
My Family & me…in the white dress on Dad’s lap! It’s official!!! Honored to speak at a 2 day conference, March 3-4th. Expected attendance? About 2k…eek!!! The REFRESH attendees: Foster & adoptive parents from around the nation (http://www.occ.org/refresh/about-us/) The topic: My journey of the adopted self in a transracial family~ my fragmented identity, the challenges and pain, the healing and the hope I’ve been asked to bring my story to help raise awareness, encourage and equip...
read moreWho is More Worthy? …The Emmy Award Winner, Designer Shopper, or Homeless Man?
YOU ARE WORTHY. I AM WORTHY. WE ARE ALL WORTHY. We have intrinsic value and worth, and it’s not measured by our accolades, the color of our skin, our looks, wealth or our talents…We are worthy simply because…we were born. We are worthy of love and we were created for… relationship…no matter our circumstances. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO BELIEVE: Research says we behave and operate out of our belief system. What you believe to be true about your identity and the identity of others will...
read moreThere’s a Strange Power in Clothing: How Does it Impact You? Here’s How it Impacted Them!
Photo Credit: Tuan Tran via Getty Images How does clothing impact you? My friend Jill Ferguson, a blogger for the Huffington Post, wrote about “enclothed cognition” stating that your style and the clothes you choose reflect and affect your mood, health, and overall confidence. Reading her work was the inspiration behind my blog post today because indeed, there is a VERY strange power in clothing! CLOTHING IMPACTS OUR: • Attitude • Mindset • Decisions • Self-concept • How other’s perceive us …and...
read more3 Miscarriages, 1 Surgery, and My Best Year Ever?
In the last 12 months I have had 3 miscarriages, 1 surgery, and recently I found out that I’m not pregnant with “Faith Edna”. I wondered why I was so exhausted and napped from 7-11 PM that evening, then consciously connected to why. At 44 years old, Kel and I had decided that December 2015 was our cut off month. That said, I remember when Mark Zuckerburg announce their miscarriage and I randomly saw a photo of him, his pregnant wife, and (adorable) dog several months ago. They were so excited and with my surgery, I thought –...
read moreYouth Suicide: I’m Paying Attention & Need Your Help
(Written on June 18th, 2015) Because it’s about so much more than how we look, I need your help friends…. I’m paying attention – reading, listening, being open to the conversations that *continue* to come my way about the health and well being of our young people. Kids are struggling. Unsuspecting kids – are even struggling….This video/article is now finally moving me into reaching out to you. Our youth is in need of more….I’m not claiming to have all the answers, I don’t. But I do want to...
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