Quick update: Hey y’all! It’s been a while! Let me answer the common questions I get before we get into the rest of the blog post. (How...

I love my family. I love being home. If you knew me as a child, you know that I HATED being away from my parents. I always packed my bags...

We know that life is going to do what it do. We know that there are highs and lows. But the sums of these highs and lows are not the sum...

As a child, many of the activities I participated in came relatively easy to me. I also loved school and excelled in school so that did...

I am a sentimental person! I have almost every card/letter given to me in the past 15 years or so. I keep journals and planners. I have...

Finances. Having them in order can bring peace. Having them out of order brings stress. From a young age I was taught the value of money....

Lesson 20: Honesty Is Worth It! If I were to ask people if they think lying is wrong, my prediction is that majority of people would say...

This lesson I learned in the classroom VERY early. There would be instances where first thing in the morning a scholar would walk in and...

Sometimes I get the impression from society and from others that acting in love and serving others well is the wrong thing to do. “Kieara...

I remember one day I was talking to my best friend about a decision that I made and wishing that I had not made said decision. I was...

We live in a microwave society. Whatever is “quick and convenient” usually wins. When it comes to our bodies, we use the same thinking....

Memories of that night used to haunt me. How did I let that happen? That’s not who I am. Why didn’t I react differently? I did not...

“This battle is not yours! It’s the Lord’s!” This song by Yolonda Adams always gets me! Many times, this is true though. I have found...

I was taught this lesson in my childhood by my godmother. She would say this statement quite frequently! Because you know people will...

Life! There really is no manual for it. As I have grown up, I’ve realized that everyone is really just winging it and trying to figure it...

Yesterday I talked about how hard discipline is for me! I would start things (using my planner, working out, meal prepping, saving money,...

There’s a saying “When people show you who they are, believe them.” I have heard this a million times and for some reason this was a...

A common statement that I have said way more than I should have is “I don’t have many friends.” Is this true? Absolutely not! I have...

Sitting in a team meeting, I wanted to speak up, but I felt like I couldn’t. “I am the youngest one here. I am a first-year teacher....

Ever since I was a little girl, I knew I wanted to be a teacher. I decorated my basement to be a classroom to my dolls and stuffed...