Kindness and niceness are two different things and it's taken me too many years to know there's a difference. It's still a journey to leave niceness well enough alone. But when I choose kindness over niceness to others, it feels powerful and better yet, meaningful.

The crows like to remind our neighbors that I am definitely the neighborhood witch. 😂😂 They will even show up within 5min of me parking my car in the driveway and answer back when I whistle.

This past weekend, the kids were with their dad, and I was out. When I got back, this was on my bed, waiting for me. I missed them sooo much. I can't wait until I'm back to work and can bring these in with me. And I can't wait until tomorrow, when I can pull them into tight Momma-hugs.

Civil rights groups alleged that ICE and Border Patrol agents are rounding people up based on their race, and denying them access to lawyers. A federal judge said there's evidence what they're doing is illegal.

One of the examples that reminds me that I'm doing a good job as a parent: I decided to come out to my kids when taking them to the local Pride event. I knew that they might ask about my new Pride flags My 10yo's response? "Neat. Now I just know another cool fact about you. That's nice. "

Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

No one experiencing the tragedy of a miscarriage should be arrested, much less abandoned in jail for 5 months with a $100k bond. But that’s exactly what happened to Mallori Patrice Strait in Texas. Women, particularly women of color, in this country are no longer allowed dignity even in extreme loss