family
Nothing like a little darkness
Ok, so I get my act together. Prepare to start bringing it daily the only way dahgurl knows how and the doggone lights go out in the entire neighborhood. For hours. My gurlfriend Yolanda calls me as she’s driving around the dark:
“Shawn, you guys ok? Me and the girls just passed your house and the [...]
Say What?
I have definitely had a “Say What?” kinda day. First of all, my youngest daughter Niara wakes up, comes to me with her hands hiding behind her back. “I know you’re going to get mad Mommy.” “What did you do Niara?” “Well, the new food coloring that you bought for the science experiment…well…I….” She took [...]
Put a little love in your heart
My husband and I are both the oldest of three children and we have some special understandings of middle children. Since we have five kids, we figured that we were exempt from the middle child deal, but we may not be. The blessing in our family is the gender diversity. Our third child, Kiserian, [...]
A Different Season
As many of you know, I had birthday on April 28th and for the first time in a long time, I also have a 2 1/2 year old and I’m not expecting another child. Now, the Bible talks about seasons and timing in Ecc. 3:1, “There is a time for everything, and a season for [...]
A dinner orchestra
  I love the symphony. When I watch the level of intensity of the musicians, I marvel at how much commitment they’ve had to make to their craft. I also believe that music expands the mind which is why I require piano in my school at least 3 years and then they have the [...]
