Super Nerdy Church Girl
A little nerdy, a little churchy, and a little flirty
Category: Family
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Last Saturday, I celebrated two people embarking on a new life together – a wedding. This past Saturday, I celebrated the life of my aunt – a funeral. Life is impermanent In 2019, we were on the warm sands of Jamaica celebrating her grandson’s wedding. The wedding was a beautiful moment where family got together…
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Halloween was two days ago. I never really dress for the occasion anymore. If pressed, I just go as a gypsy. A little extra makeup, scarf and a long skirt and I have nailed it. No extra money spent, so forethought. As an adult, I understand that free candy is just an invitation to bloating…
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“Friend, there will never be a friend As dear to me as You There will be another closer than a brother Friend, always worth the wait Faithful as the day You say we are friend” Israel Houghton I am writing this missing a dear friend of mine. She was actually my very best friend in…
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. . . bringing your underage children to R-Rated movies. I went to see The Best Man Holiday and was disappointed to see women bring their 9/10 year olds to a movie intended for adults. Before I rant, I must preface the rant with how much I LOVE this movie. Beautiful, successful brown folk are…
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Sooooooo, I am over at Brown Sista and there is a post entitled, "Why Are Women So Pressed to be Married?" Talk about loaded words, ma. You have got marriage and pressed and why all in one sentence?? lol I will summarize it for you, if you do not have time to read it. The…
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I am Four Weddings watching David Tutera fanatic. I love corny 80s love songs. *hums Lionel Richie's Hello* lol. Although, single, I love, love. I want to see couple, especially fabulous ones, succeed. It always bums me out when people who seemed so happy divorce. Pilar and Deion Sanders; Porsha and Kordell Stewart. It amazes…
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after the fact!? Oh, I missed the turn. Should have turned left. The venue is right after the turn. Such is my life. You have to go though life's test and trials to gain the wisdom you need to make wise and sage decisions all. . .after the fact! Why could not my future self…
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The idea of marriage and finding the man of destiny that God has chosen for us, is a revisited conversation topic for me and my single friends. In fact, yesterday, I had quite an interesting conversation, in which a friend said that marriage is not your ministry when I have heard the message preach that…
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I was watching this PBS documentary about HIV rates among African Americans and was taken aback by the reasoning of women and young men regarding sexual activity. A lot of African Americans: a. Don't talk about sex and HIV transmission and b. Have an antiquated view of sex/HIV. Seriously, pregnancy is not the worst thing…
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At a Starbucks with a few ladies and the conversation gathered around the subject of children. I mentioned to the ladies that I had always wanted to adopt a child even as a really young girl. Two of the more mature ladies say, "Oh you would make a wonderful mother." I have NO idea why…