Thumbelina: Leaning into stature when you feel small.
Teasing each other was not allowed in my family home, but we did it anyway. Always out of earshot of my parents, but nose to nose with each other. Relentless [...]
The Launch: Letting go when all you want to do is hold on.
“Get your house in order,” seasoned church mothers often crooned during Sunday service when I was young adult. The women who sang from experience loved to exalt the importance of preparation. [...]
Labels: Loving the skin I am in.
The mirrored reflection sometimes has its payoffs. As I stared at my face in the glass in front of me, I enjoyed my view. The right shade of red adorned [...]