“God gave us everything we need to give and receive love. But to understand fear in my motherhood after having boys you have to recognize that we are a black family. Imani Perry describes it as fear that comes because the preciousness [of our sons] collides with the ways of the world…”
Read MoreWOVEN: Womanhood begins with them in mind because their stories have empowered me, taught me, comforted me and reminded me that our womanhood is beautiful and complex and powerful and a reflection of God’s almighty strength and grace. The beauty of our story is knowing who you are as a woman and where you came from and I belong to them and I’m so thankful to call them mine.
Read MoreBut then I climbed out of my bed, walked in the living room and saw them sitting next to each other and it made me realize that they won’t take from this the way I organized their day in a pandemic. They won’t remember the lessons and the google classroom assignments that we had to finish or the chores they forgot to complete…
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