One call to action that has arisen from the Black Lives Matter movement is to support black-owned businesses. If you are reading this, you may be wondering what that looks like, especially if you do not know of any in your community. Before we get into that, let’s first talk about why it is important …
I went my entire life into adulthood before I ever even heard of Juneteenth, and it’s no wonder since it was not recognized in my home state of Michigan until 2005. So if you have never heard of this holiday, you are not alone. It is one, however, that I do think everyone should learn …
It’s been explained that all lives can’t matter until black lives matter. True. But also true is that black lives can’t matter until all black lives matter, not just those who have suffered at the hands of police brutality. Blacks silently suffer institutional racism in far more than just the criminal justice system. It goes …
After almost three months in quarantine, a vacation is what I am most looking forward to. But with covid-19 still being a danger though, air travel is not something I would consider right now. That leaves a road trip, and who doesn’t like road trips? The best road trip I ever took was when I …
Health is one of the 10 virtues of the Proverbs 31 Woman. Since she takes care of her body by making healthy meals for herself and for her loved ones, in this post, I share some healthy summer recipes to try. Preparing healthy meals may be of more importance to you after a year of …
My absolute favorite thing to do is go to the beach, so here in L.A. where we have summer-like temperatures six months out of the year, I go a lot! Every year when I go to the beach, I tell myself, “Next year, I am going to buy _______” (fill in the blank with anything …
One of the things that I like about the changing seasons is that I also get to change my wardrobe. Bringing my clothes out of storage each season is like Christmas morning for me, even with items that I have had a few years. What I don’t like, however, is not having things in my …
I must confess that I hate working out at home! I am thankful for my live-streamed barre classes since they are keeping the quarantine from totally disrupting my fitness routine, which I already discussed the importance of in this post of my top five fitness tips for staying active. However, it is much harder to …
I was not going to do a quarantine post. It is bad enough to live through; also writing about it seemed too much. However, as I was trying to cope with facing another day of uncertainty, I realized that writing about some of the ways that I have been coping with sheltering in place might …
Who is the Proverbs 31 woman and what does she look like in today’s terms? The Proverbs 31 Woman is the excellent wife described in Proverbs 12:4. She is virtuous, worthy of honor, and a crown to her husband. However, you do not have to be married to be virtuous; single women should be virtuous …
